An immersion into the psyche of Stockhausen at the Park Avenue Armory

Inside Light at Park Avenue Armory

Inside Light

By Kurt Gottschalk, 10 June 2024

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“immersive, subversive, challenging”

Reviewed at Park Avenue Armory, New York City on 8 June 2024

Stockhausen, Montag aus Licht (Montags-Gruss)

Stockhausen, Donnerstag aus Licht (Unsichtbare Chöre)

Stockhausen, Mittwoch aus Licht (Mittwochs-Gruss)

Stockhausen, Freitag aus Licht (Freitags-Gruss)

Stockhausen, Freitag aus Licht (Freitags-Abschied)

Urs Schönebaum, Lighting Designer

Kathinka Pasveer, Sound Projection

Robi Voigt, Video Design

Pierre Audi, Original Concept

Handel’s Alcina makes its overdue Rome debut

Pia Maltri, 18th March

Illusion – theatrical illusion – is the theme of Pierre Audi's staging of Alcina, Handel’s beloved opera which finally makes its debut in Rome.

****1

Splendid performance of Parsifal amid Audi's bleakness in Munich

Ako Imamura, 14th April

The Bayerische Staatsoper's revival of a controversial production containing Georg Baselitz’s artwork succeeds with strong musical performances led by veterans of Wagnerian operas.

****1

Once more around the catwalk: Audi's Walküre in Amsterdam

Nicolas Nguyen, 16th November

Dutch National Opera revives Pierre Audi's acclaimed Die Walküre for the very last time.

*****

Airborne string players and choral wizardry in aus LICHT Part 3

Jenny Camilleri, 2nd June

In the final instalment of aus LICHT, the Helicopter String Quartet lives up to the publicity hype and choirs perform marvellous feats.

****1

Hypnotic, diabolical and magical:

Jenny Camilleri, 1st June

The second day of aus LICHT is one mesmerising highlight after another, including the Netherlands Youth and Children’s Choirs in one magical and one sinister procession.

****1

aus LICHT Part 1: Michael only takes flight in the second half

Jenny Camilleri, 31st May

The performers in Part 1 of aus LICHT at the Holland Festival are amazing, but the production doesn’t rev up until the Archangel Michael goes on his dizzying world tour.

***11

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.