Ever since the announcement was made that the Royal Opera House would entrust a new production of Un ballo in maschera to Katharina Thoma, w...

Having been away last week, I was able to catch the RAM's Puccini double bill only at its final performance. I'd heard great things ...

Here's a slight departure from the usual texture of the blog, but with Die Frau ohne Schatten 's return to the Royal Opera House n...

One of my assignments last week was to cover the second and third concerts of Lang Lang's Beethoven concerto cycle at the Royal Albert H...

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Fatal Conclusions is designed to serve as a modest outlet for various reviews (of varying levels of formality and punctuality) and ideas regarding what's going on in the Opera and Classical Music worlds--and, if I'm feeling adventurous, beyond. Thanks for popping by. I hope you enjoy reading and please feel free to leave comments.