Writing
New York, NY
Rick Perdian in conversation with composer Alex Weiser
Finding the sacred in Jewish history and poetry.
New York, NY
Missy Mazzoli’s new Lincoln opera brings spectacle and emotional power to the Met
Music and stagecraft fused into a remarkably cohesive whole, creating a theatrical experience of rare power.
New York, NY
Rick Perdian in conversation with general director and CEO of Houston Grand Opera Khori Dastoor
Five years on, opera head reflects on HGO's turnaround, new works and James Gaffigan.
Warsaw, Poland
Gabriela Legun’s radiant Juliette enchants in Warsaw
Barbara Wysocka's stark production places the doomed lovers in a brutal society were love and intimacy are rare.
Warsaw, Poland
Ukraine’s mothers who refused to abandon their children take center stage in Warsaw
Maxim Kolomiiets’ The Mothers of Kherson premieres as war intensifies.
New York, NY
Supercharged Mahler 5 Kicks Off Nézet-Séguin Cycle At Carnegie Hall
The concert also featured youthful Webern and the NY premiere of Julia Wolfe's Liberty Bell.
New York, NY
Alternate cast keeps the romance and comedy alight in Met’s “Bohème”
Kristina Mkhitaryan's Mimì and Adam Smith's Rodolfo enchant as Puccini's doomed lovers.
New York, NY
Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker bathe Carnegie Hall in Italian color
Jonas Kaufmann exudes star power despite being a bit under the weather.
New York, NY
Neuwirth’s remarkable score well served live by Parlando with “Die Stadt ohne Juden”
Film and music combine to recreate history with a contemporary perspective.
New York, NY
The Sebastians open season with a buoyant concerto feast
Whoever composed it, David Ross was beguiling in a Baroque flute concerto.
About
I got the travel bug from my parents. As a boy I had crisscrossed the US with them and my younger brother on the classic American Road Trip to California. At 16, I went to Europe for the first time. The destination was Germany, a country that I have returned to many times. In addition to business and personal travel, I have lived in Switzerland, Singapore and China.
A musician for most of my life, first a trumpet player and then a singer, I have a degree in music from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2013, A career in law and the insurance industry came next. I began reviewing for Seen and Heard International in 2023, which pointed me in an entirely new direction. In addition to Seen and Heard International, my music and travel articles have been published in the New York Classical Review, Classical Voice North America, Operwire, MusicWeb International, Global Times, and the Shanghai Daily. I also combine my interests in music and travel in personally curated tours in Europe and Asia.