Essays About Kinkeldey Award

Mozart’s Grace

by Scott Burnham Perfection, revelation, incarnation, grace, redemption. Such metaphors resonate throughout the history of Mozart reception. We probably should not be surprised at their ubiquity, the ease of their fit over the past two centuries. Mozart’s seemingly infallible musical… Read More

Perséphone

Perséphone was a mélodrame (with speakers, vocal soloists, chorus, dance troupe, and orchestra) premiered at the Paris Opéra on 30 April 1934 by Ida Rubinstein’s ballet company. The libretto was by André Gide, with music by Stravinsky. Perséphone was directed… Read More