Monthly Archives: July 2016

Tristan und Isolde: A synopsis

Posted on July 28, 2016 by jschott

In anticipation of seeing Tristan this September at the Met – with Nina Stemme singing and Simon Rattle conducting! – I’ve been studying the work, thoroughly, for the first time. I like to take different approaches to this, not just … Continue reading →

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Village Person

Posted on July 12, 2016 by jschott

Sometimes you get lucky, and it comes together: I am staying in a beautiful apartment in the far West Village in New York, seeing friends, hearing friends, and walking, walking, walking. Everything I’ve seen has been wonderful: Zorn and friends … Continue reading →

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New translations of Karl Kraus

Posted on July 12, 2016 by jschott

After decades of dribs and drabs, we are suddenly awash in English translations of Karl Kraus, the Viennese writer who’s been an on and off obsession of mine since I was a teenager. I became aware of Kraus through reading Schoenberg’s … Continue reading →

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