Lord have mercy! Zacahary Woolfe, a sublime writer on music did not have a good time at Thursday night's season premiere of the Metropolitan Opera performing my favorite opera, Mozart's Don Giovanni. Read Woolfe's review for yourself. Peter Gelb must have been fuming in his cornflakes this morning.
Christopher Purdy is Classical 101's early morning host, 7-10 a.m. weekdays. He is host and producer of Front Row Center – Classical 101’s weekly celebration of Opera and more – as well as Music in Mid-Ohio, Concerts at Ohio State, and the Columbus Symphony broadcast series. He is the regular pre-concert speaker for Columbus Symphony performances in the Ohio Theater.