Mark Glanville

Mark Glanville, a bass baritone, has performed with England’s Opera North, Scottish Opera, Lisbon Opera, New Israeli Opera, and on the recital stage, and is the author of The Goldberg Variations, a memoir.

The Forgotten Jew Who Belongs in the Pantheon of Great 20th-Century Composers

Mieczysław Weinberg wrote music equal in its genius to Mahler and Shostakovich, including one of the most powerful tributes to the victims of 20th-century tyranny.

Dec. 10 2019 12:01AM

Remembering the Great Czech Jewish Harpsichordist Zuzana Růžičková

Růžičková, who died in September, survived both Hitler and Stalin to become a brilliant interpreter of J.S. Bach—and the only person to commit his entire keyboard oeuvre to disc.

Nov. 9 2017 12:01AM

The Vanished Jews of Oria

Negotiating for a country home, a classical singer and cantor uncovers traces of Italian Jewry’s medieval golden age.

July 29 2015 12:01AM

In Berlin, Dancing to the Music of Death

My mother loved Berlin, the city of her youth. My father hated everything German. And me? I stayed away—until this summer.
Aug. 12 2014 5:23PM