Mendelssohn: the musical engineer of Leipzig

Mendelssohn: the musical engineer of Leipzig

by Steven Wang Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach, who lived in Leipzig, Germany for 27 years and died there, has become the calling card for the city. But 2 kilometers southeast of the Bach Museum and St Thomas Church, where Bach worked, is an inconspicuous...
Carmen: A passionless production

Carmen: A passionless production

By Kumiko Lau photos courtesy of Bettina Stöß Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” may not be the most popular opera, but it certainly tops the favorites list of diva lovers. The opera not only features a flirtatious and tempestuous love story, but its well-known melodies...