Righting history’s wrongs: Conductor Michael Christie and ASO shine a light on Jewish works banned by the Nazis,
Encore Atlanta, April 2012
All Smiles in the Orchestra Pit: In the Green Room with Conductor Michael Christie, Zócalo Public Square, 4/18/12
Madame Butterfly, Minnesota Opera - 2012
Review: Taking Flight - Minnesota Opera's "Madame Butterfly" serves as a strong launching pad for new Music Director Michael Christie, Twin Cities Metro
Review: Minnesota Opera soars with 'Butterfly,' PostBulletin.com, 4/24/12
Review: 'Madame Butterfly' a tragic tale, beautifully sung, Star Tribune, 4/16/12
Review: Minnesota Opera sets an elegant "Madame Butterfly" aflight, TC Daily Planet, 4/15/12
Review: A remarkable 'Madame Butterfly,' Pioneer Press, 4/15/12
Opera Man, Twin Cities Metro, April 2012
OperaWatch, Opera News, April 2012
The Phoenix Symphony Plays On, AZ-Lifestyle, February 2012
Boulder's Colorado Music Festival announces schedule for 2012 season, Daily Camera, 1/30/12
Minnesota Opera announces its 50th anniversary season - Michael Christie to conduct Nabucco, Anna Bolena and Turandot, 1/28/12
Minnesota Opera appoints conductor as music director, Star Tribune, 1/19/12
Michael Christie named Minnesota Opera's new music director, Minnesota Public Radio, 1/19/12
Minnesota Opera appoints Michael Christie as Music Director, press release, 1/19/12
SF Opera offers rich, varied 90th season, The SF Examiner, 1/17/12
Silent Night Premiere, Minnesota Opera - 2011
Silent Night - Listen to the entire opera online (Minnesota Public Radio recording; text by Tom Huizenga: National Public Radio)
Minnesota's two Pulitzers something to cheer about, Star Tribune, 4/16/12
Review: Silent Night, Opera News, February 2012
The Best of 2011 in Opera, Operavore, WQXR Blog, 12/19/11
Review: Kevin Puts's Opera Silent Night Evokes Grim Reality of War, Operavore, WQXR Blog, 11/15/11
Review: Minnesota Opera premieres an edgy "Silent Night," TC Daily Planet, 11/14/11
Review: Opera evokes grim beauty in break in the battle, Star Tribune, 11/14/11
'Silent Night' recounts Christmas Truce across no man's land, Minnesota Public Radio, 11/11/11
Opera as war story, Star Tribune, 11/10/11
A Leap of Faith, Opera News, November 2011
'Silent Night' at the Ordway, Star Tribune, 9/12/11
Phoenix Symphony - Beethoven 9, Audio Asylum, 9/16/11
On with the Show!, KJZZ, 9/16/11
Musicians sacrifice salaries to keep symphony playing, KJZZ, 9/16/11
Beliefs, grand and private, open Phoenix Symphony season, The Arizona Republic, 9/16/11
Fall Arts 2011: The Phoenix Symphony, Arizona Republic, 9/8/11
Conversation with Michael Christie, Aspen Public Radio, 8/16/11
Colorado Music Festival - 2011
Colorado Music Festival mini-fest violin soloists work overtime, Boulder Daily Camera, 7/14/11
Music festival proves stellar at Boulder's Chautauqua, The Denver Post, 7/1/11
Christie opens to almost sold-out crowd, Boulder Daily Camera, 6/27/11
Christie takes on Schubert's "Unfinished," Boulder Daily Camera, 6/26/11
The Death of Klinghoffer, Opera Theatre of St. Louis - 2011
Compelling "Klinghoffer" and amusing Donizetti in St. Louis, The Classical Review, 6/24/11
The Death of Klinghoffer, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Financial Times, 6/23/11
St. Louis brilliantly reaffirms 'Klinghoffer' as a landmark American opera, Chicago Tribune, 6/21/11
Glum Season for St. Louis, The Wall Street Journal, 6/21/11
'The Death of Klinghoffer' Onstage in St. Louis, The New York Times, 6/17/11
'The Death of Klinghoffer' Returns to Face the Music: All Things Considered, National Public Radio, 6/17/11
Musings: 'Klinghoffer' forces us to face evil, St. Louis Beacon, 6/16/11
'Death of Klinghoffer' is powerful night at the opera, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 6/16/11
Music is powerful but the drama is weak in Death of Klinghoffer, KDHX.org, 6/16/11
'Death of Klinghoffer' challenges Opera Theatre, St. Louis Beacon, 6/10/11
'Death of Klinghoffer' preview video, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, 6/10/11
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Opera News, September 2011 - Vol. 76, no. 3
Phoenix Symphony rehearses Mozetich commission, The Arizona Republic, 5/12/11
Piano Concerto Festival a win-win in Phoenix, The Arizona Republic, 5/6/11
Phoenix Symphony debuts Mozetich: 'Procession of Duos,' The Arizona Republic, 5/3/11
Wuthering Heights, Minnesota Opera - 2011
Herrmann's Wuthering Heights remains an elusive operatic vision, Minneapolis Examiner, 4/25/11
Minnesota Opera rescues Herrmann work, Opera Today, 4/22/11
An Artifact of Indulgence From Bernard Herrmann, The Wall Street Journal, 4/20/11
Rare staging of opera based on Brontë novel, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 4/18/11
Minnesota Opera 'Wuthering Heights', Financial Times, 4/18/11
Minnesota Opera offers superb production of Herrmann's remarkable 'Wuthering Heights', MinnPost, 4/18/11
Bernard Herrmann's "Wuthering Heights" gets a stormy, spotty production by the Minnesota Opera, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 4/17/11
Fear of 'Heights', Minneapolis Star Tribune, 4/15/11
Wuthering Heights and Bernard Herrmann's film music legacy, Minnesota Public Radio, 4/14/11
The Wildness and Wet, Opera News, April 2011 - Vol. 75, No. 10
Minnesota Opera basks in the rapturous passion of Verdi's La traviata, Minneapolis Examiner, 3/6/11
Opera pops up everywhere these days, Minneapolis Star Tribune, 3/3/11
Grammy award-winning organist appears with Phoenix Symphony, The Catholic Sun, 2/17/11
Rediscovered Masters Series, Phoenix Symphony - 2010-2011
Rediscovered Masters: half-time report, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, 2/11/11
Concert, lecture series to honor Holocaust composers, ASU News, 1/12/11
Symphony spotlights music suppressed by Nazi Germany, Arizona Republic, 10/1/10
Phoenix Symphony bringing music to you with a stroll downtown, ABC15, 1/24/11
Colorado Music Festival announces season of excitement and adventure, Daily Camera, 1/24/11
Colorado Music Festival boasts best lineup yet, Denver Post, 1/23/11
Symphony performance spectacular, The Arizona Republic, 1/19/11
Students join Phoenix Symphony, Ahwatukee Foothills News, 1/13/11
Sorrow Racks Tucson After Killings, Wall Street Journal, 1/10/11
A LOOK BACK AT 2010: In classical music, a year of surprising new sounds, and some old drama in Aspen (Musician of the Year: Michael Christie), Denver Post, 12/26/10
Phoenix Symphony performs Handel's 'Messiah' (Q&A with Michael Christie), Arizona Republic, 12/13/10
Classical music is going new places to lure new faces, Denver Post, 12/12/10
Hanging by a string: Can classical music adapt?, Denver Post, 12/5/10
Review: Phoenix Symphony excels with Mozart, Haydn, Arizona Republic, 10/15/10
Review: Phoenix Symphony plays world premiere of 'Phoenix,' Arizona Republic, 9/5/10
Review: Phoenix Symphony helps Phoenix Theatre celebrate 90 glorious years with a most musical The Music Man, Phoenix Examiner.com, 9/14/10
Symphony, theater team for 'Music Man' in Phoenix, Arizona Republic, 9/5/10
Phoenix Symphony's modern mix: Orchestra finds success combining classical, contemporary, Arizona Republic, 8/22/10
Colorado Music Festival - 2010
Review: Conductor Michael Christie draws out works' essence, Denver Post, 8/2/10
Review: Time for Three a magic convergence, Denver Post, 7/9/10
Review: Trio wows CMF crowd, Daily Camera, 7/9/10
Colorado Music Festival takes an innovative, grassroots approach to commissioning a new musical work, Denver Post's Artmosphere blog, 7/7/10
Review: Festival celebrates 10th anniversary, Boulder's king of classical leads with Schumann and Strauss, Daily Camera, 7/2/10
Classical music in Colorado this summer: Colorado's classical fans should enjoy a full summer in venues big and small, Daily Camera, 5/28/10
Barber the star of 3 operas in Aspen, Denver Post, 5/28/10
Review: Beethoven Fest ends with grace, Arizona Republic, 4/12/10
Review: Beethoven Festival begins on high note, Arizona Republic, 4/5/10
Review: Symphony's Requiem a triumph, Arizona Republic, 3/19/10
The Ghosts of Versailles, Opera Theatre of St. Louis,
Wexford Festival Opera and Aspen Music Festival - 2009-2010
Review: Aspen makes Corigliano’s Ghosts classic, Opera Today, 8/24/10
Michael Christie conducts Corigliano in Aspen, Opera Today, 8/15/10
Wexford Festival Opera: The Ghosts of Versailles wins Irish Theatre Award for Best Opera (Opera written by John Corigliano, directed by James Robinson, conducted by Michael Christie), Irish Times, 3/1/10
Review: Saint Louis - Reliably Excellent, Opera Today, 6/24/09
Minnesota Opera reveals 2010-11 lineup, including Verdi's 'La Traviata,' Star Tribune, 1/31/10
Michael Christie to be honored at inaugural Forty Under 40 event for emerging leaders in Boulder, Boulder County Business Report, 1/15/10
Festival explores world's music, Arizona Republic, 1/10/10
Top Arts Events of the Decade-Phoenix, Arizona Republic, 12/27/09
Review: Christie impresses in guest role, The Buffalo News, 11/22/09
Review: Phoenix Symphony's 'Nixon in China' keeps symphony relevant, Arizona Republic, 11/13/09
Michael Christie honored as a 2009 'New Pioneer' by the Boulder History Museum, 10/10/2009
A Young Rock Star of the Conducting World, The Daily Beast, 9/15/09 (slideshow)
Review: Phoenix Symphony's profound 9/11 concert, Arizona Republic, 9/14/09
Symphony dives into season with a 'blockbuster splash,' Arizona Republic, 8/23/09
Colorado Music Festival - 2009
Top conductors flock to Colorado, Denver Post, 7/19/09
Soloists to tackle piano concertos at Boulder music festival, Denver Post, 7/16/09
Review: Ancient Chinese soundtrack charms Boulder, Denver Post, 7/10/09
Conductor's contemporary fare lauded, Arizona Republic, 6/21/09
Michael Christie receives two 2009 ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music (Phoenix Symphony and Brooklyn Philharmonic), 6/11/09
Enemy Slayer: A Navajo Oratorio selected as a "Best Classical Release" of Q1 2009, Allmusic.com
Review: Mahler brings out best in symphony, Arizona Republic, 4/12/09
Shuffle Mode Concerts, Brooklyn Philharmonic - 2009
Review: Two Bands Have a Night in the Orchestral Realm, The New York Times, 3/1/09
Review: Grizzly Bear and the Brooklyn Philharmonic: A roaring good show, Entertainment Weekly, 3/1/09
Review: Turf-Sharing, When Indie Met Classical, The New York Times, 2/27/09
Review: Brooklyn Philharmonic's Eclectic Shuffle Mode, National Geographic Adventure Blog, 2/27/09
All Together Now, Symphony magazine, July/August 2008
Classical music fights for relevance, Arizona Republic, 2/1/09
Review: Salsa, Timba and a Dance-Happy String Quartet, The New York Times, 1/29/09
Review: Concert with pianist Louis Lortie and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/05/08
Review: Beyond Brooklyn - An NSO Debut, Washington Post, 11/14/08
Colorado Music fest's season a ringing success: Director Michael Christie injects diversity, edge to Boulder series, Denver Post, 8/16/08
Review: Navajo oratorio a triumph in Phoenix, Opera Today, 2/17/08
The Indie Singer-Harpist Who Met the Orchestra, The New York Times, 1/29/08
Opera Man, Twin Cities Metro, April 2012
Michael Christie conducts effort to balance symphonic and opera worlds, Denver Post, 7/16/10
Michael Christie's conducting career takes off, The Buffalo News, 11/17/09
Frequent Flyer, cover story in Symphony magazine, Jan./Feb. 2009 (pdf)
The Talented Mr. Christie, by Brad Weismann
