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Christian Kriegeskotte is a professional composer, conductor, writer and lecturer currently based in New York City.

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  Reaching the Top of the Hill: The Hilliard ...

  Jan 23, 2014 | Reviews

  Last night, I ventured out into the winds of the first Polar Vortex of 2014 on a musical pilgrimage to the Temple of Dendur, the famous, transplanted Roman-Egyptian temple housed... more.
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  The Crossing Keeps Faith in Voice Alive

  Jan 08, 2014 | Opera News & New York City

  This past Sunday, I had the good fortune to attend a performance by The Crossing, a professional, twenty-four voice choir from Philadelphia, directed by Donald Nally.  It had... more.
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  Opera Omnia Delights in Ulysses' Return

  Sep 17, 2013 | Reviews & New York City

  I would imagine that if you were to stop a stranger on the sidewalk and ask him what a theorbo is, the most probable response in this day and age would hurriedly be, “a... more.
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  Wrap-up of Opera Summer Fest in Pittsburgh

  Jul 17, 2013 | Reviews & Pittsburgh

  Hold on... let me catch my breath. Okay, I'm good now, having just run an operatic marathon with an immeasurable host of talented individuals assembled within the Rococo walls of... more.
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  Pittsburgh Opera Retells an Age-Old Fairyt ...

  Apr 29, 2013 | Reviews & Pittsburgh

  Saturday night’s production of Rossini’s comic opera La Cenerentola offered everything I have come to expect from the Pittsburgh Opera’s season finales.  There were zany... more.

• Tradition and Superstition Take the Stage ...

  Apr 29, 2013 | Reviews & Pittsburgh

  Music is very much alive.  Sadly, the unfortunate young Yeshiva student, Hannan, does not enjoy such a luxury, as he meets his untimely death in Ofer Ben-Amots’ chamber opera... more.

• New and Old Reach a Striking Balance to Pi ...

  Apr 27, 2013 | Editorial & Reviews & Pittsburgh

  Beethoven is dead.  He died a hundred and eighty six years ago, not long after the premiere of his soaring ninth symphony, which, not unlike the triumphant soldiers to which it... more.

• Verdi & Wagner Ring Through Heinz Hall

  Mar 03, 2013 | Reviews & Pittsburgh

  If you are one of those people who thinks that opera does not belong in the concert hall, and that is the reason I did not see you at last night’s performance of the Pittsburgh... more.
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  Camaraderie Compliments a Well Crafted Pro ...

  Feb 04, 2013 | Reviews & Pittsburgh

  Before I write any more, I have to admit something and get it off my chest: until last Tuesday’s performance of Il Matrimonio Segreto by the Resident Artists of the Pittsburgh... more.
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  A Two-Dimensional Production Leaves Much t ...

  Nov 10, 2012 | Reviews & Pittsburgh

  As a writer, particularly a critical writer, I believe that the best way to convey a critical message is to allow one’s review to embody the experience of having “been... more.
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