11 Dec 2007
6 Characters in Search of a Dimension, in Different Operatic Tempos
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/arts/music/10next.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/arts/music/10next.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI [NY Times, 10 December 2007]
Though Elliott Carter is an indisputably towering figure in contemporary music, few would have pegged him as a composer with a knack for opera. He attended operas for decades, but selectively. He did not pay heed to “La Bohème” until he was nearly 70 and left the show unimpressed.