Paul du Quenoy | The European Conservative

Indicted, Defiant Trump Rallies the Republican Party: A Report from Palm Beach

Paul du Quenoy April 5, 2023

“The only crime I have committed,” declared former U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday, “is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it.”

Ritorna Vincitor! Anna Netrebko’s Arbitration Victory Shows that New York’s Metropolitan Opera is Getting Woker and Going Broker

Paul du Quenoy April 2, 2023

In Europe, revitalized theaters are announcing new seasons that New Yorkers can now only dream about. As New York looks ever more provincial, Paris, Berlin, and Milan are only some of those offering Anna Netrebko in star roles.

Let the Music Resound at Palm Beach Opera!

Paul du Quenoy March 26, 2023

A step up from the very literal productions usually seen here, this co-production by Opéra de Monte-Carlo and San Francisco Opera removes the action from its usual eighteenth-century setting to the fateful year of 1914.

Love, Betrayal, and Cultural Sensitivity in Palm Beach

Paul du Quenoy March 7, 2023

This is the Madama Butterfly we know and love—almost to the point of guilty pleasure.

Desecration of Another Kind: Hanover Ballet Chief Suspended for Assault

Paul du Quenoy February 17, 2023

The proverbial excrement hit the fan in Hanover, Germany last week, when the Hanover Opera’s award-winning ballet director and chief choreographer, Marco Goecke, objected in a most peculiar way to bad reviews of his work.

Soul Searching at the Met: Dialogues des Carmélites Sets the Tone for Future Seasons

Paul du Quenoy February 13, 2023

Having withstood the test of time, this fine revival of Dialogues des Carmélites should be a lesson to the Met Opera management as it seeks a new direction.

Why I Hosted a Russian Ball in Wartime

Paul du Quenoy February 1, 2023

When the Russian Ball was founded during the Cold War, many Russians in Washington who attended came from the first wave of émigrés who had fled the Revolution to become patriotic Americans fighting against the communist terror that had seized their country.

Conservatives Should Not Support the Romeo and Juliet Lawsuit

Paul du Quenoy January 30, 2023

The nude form is regarded by conservatives, not as pornographic, but as a manifestation of beauty, innocence, and our divine origins. This applies to its representation in Romeo and Juliet, the story of an innocent love crushed by the wicked vanities of a corrupt society.

Paris Opéra’sTristan Sounds Good but Has Seen Better Days

Paul du Quenoy January 20, 2023

The score of Tristan, an opera that commands what Dudamel claims to be his obsession, radiated brilliantly with a fine Gallic touch from the Opéra’s orchestra.

Why Conservatives Should Support the Romeo and Juliet “Shakedown”

Felix James Miller January 15, 2023

It is sad that we as a culture have become so desensitized that we do not even blink an eye at the relatively ‘tame’ nudity of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet.

Tag: Paul du Quenoy

Indicted, Defiant Trump Rallies the Republican Party: A Report from Palm Beach

Ritorna Vincitor! Anna Netrebko’s Arbitration Victory Shows that New York’s Metropolitan Opera is Getting Woker and Going Broker

Let the Music Resound at Palm Beach Opera!

Love, Betrayal, and Cultural Sensitivity in Palm Beach

Desecration of Another Kind: Hanover Ballet Chief Suspended for Assault

Soul Searching at the Met: Dialogues des Carmélites Sets the Tone for Future Seasons

Why I Hosted a Russian Ball in Wartime

Conservatives Should Not Support the Romeo and Juliet Lawsuit

Paris Opéra’sTristan Sounds Good but Has Seen Better Days

Why Conservatives Should Support the Romeo and Juliet “Shakedown”

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