United States Metropolitan Opera’s National Council Auditions, Ohio District: Robert J. Werner Recital Hall, Cincinnati, Ohio. 18.10.14 (RDA)
Rafael De Acha
A Lady Macbeth to Be Reckoned With
United States Verdi, Macbeth: (Met Opera HD Broadcast): Soloists, Metropolitan Opera and Chorus, Fabio Luisi (conductor), New York, NY, 11.10.14 (RDA)
A Silvery Instrument Combined with Assertive Vocalism
United States Strauss, Wolf, Previn: Jeanine De Bique (soprano), Christopher Cano (piano), Cincinnati, Ohio. 10.2.2014 (RDA)
Embracing New Repertoire with Affection and Assuredness
United States Schubert, Haydn, Brahms, Mozart: Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Tamar Halperin (piano), Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio. 10.1.2014 (RDA)
To Meet Demand, Upshaw and Kalish Relocate to a Larger Hall
United States Ives, Schubert, Bartók, Ravel, Bolcom: Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Gilbert Kalish (piano), Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio. 23.9.2014 (RDA)
Santa Fe Opera’s Triumphant Fidelio
United States Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists, Harry Bicket (conductor), Santa Fe Opera, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 12.7.2014 (RDA)
Potent Imagery Evoking the Weimar Era
United States The Tragedy of Time: MamLuft&Co. Dance, Jeanne Mam-Luft (artistic director), Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio. 20.6.2014 (RDA)