Kent Nagano’s superb Tristan und Isolde crowns his last appearance as Hamburg’s General Music Director

GermanyGermany Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists and Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Kent Nagano (conductor). Hamburg, 15.6.2025. (DM-D)

Hamburg State Opera’s Tristan und Isolde Act III (2005) © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

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Voices lead the way in Verdi’s Requiem at San Francisco Symphony’s season-ender

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Mozart, Getty: Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano), Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), Mario Chang (tenor), Morris Robinson (bass), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / James Gaffigan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 20.6.2025 (HS)

James Gaffigan conducts soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen (left), mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton and the SFS in Verdi’s Requiem © Kristen Loken

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