An Ebullient Candide Acquits Itself with Efficiency and Wit

United StatesUnited States Bernstein, Candide: Soloists, San Francisco Symphony Chorus (Ragnar Bohlin (director), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 18.1.2018. (HS)

Meghan Picerno (Cunegonde),
Sheri Greenawald (The Old Lady) & Ben Jones (Governor) sing ‘Quiet’ (c) Kristen Loken

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An Evocative Score for Mikael Karlsson’s The Echo Drift

United StatesUnited States Karlsson, The Echo Drift: Blythe Gaissert and John Kelly (singers), Aaron Likness (pianist), International Contemporary Ensemble / Nicholas DeMaison (conductor), Mallory Catlett (director), Elle Kunnos de Voss and Kathryn Walat (libretto), Elle Kunnos de Voss (environment designer), Simon Harding (projection designer). PROTOTYPE Festival. Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York. 13.1.2018 (DS)

Blythe Gaissert in The Echo Drift (c) Maria Baranova

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