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Nikola Printz (Billie Jean King) © Philharmonia Orchestra | Marc Gascoigne

Laura Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

By David Karlin, 20 November 2025

An entertaining portrayal of the 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is marred by ham-fisted amplification.

**111

**111

London

20 Nov 2025

Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line

By David Karlin

Los Angeles

Americana, yesterday and today, at the Hollywood Bowl

By Néstor Castiglione, 22 August 2019

Guest conductor James Gaffigan celebrated musical Americana in a program of Copland, Barber, Ellington, and Karpman.

****1

****1

Los Angeles

22 Aug 2019

Americana, yesterday and today, at the Hollywood Bowl

By Néstor Castiglione