Neue Kritikenmehr...
The Source belongs here and now
It's not really an opera (or even an oratorio), but Ted Hearne's The Source is important and engaging.
How it's done: John Zorn celebrates his 60th birthday at the Barbican
John Zorn doesn’t look 60. He looks 35, or whatever age it is where you’re still just about young enough to get away with wearing baggy camouflage pants. “And that’s how it’s done!” he yells through his mic at the end of the first half, over huge applause and cheering from this passionate Barbican audience.