United States Verdi, Aida: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / John Keenan (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 9.5.2025. (RP)
Elīna Garanča blazes as Amneris in the Met’s final Aida of the season
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Thomas Crawford leads the ACO in fascinating performances of Mozart and Beethoven on period instruments
United States Mozart, Beethoven – ‘Magnificently Mozart’: Andrew Schwartz (bassoon), Petra Somlai (fortepiano), American Classical Orchestra / Thomas Crawford (conductor). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 7.5.2025. (RP)
Frederica von Stade joins CMS in the Alice Tully Hall to celebrate Charles Wadsworth
United States R. Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Goldberg – ‘The Wadsworth Legacy’: Soloists. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, New York, 2.5.2025. (RP)
New York’s Experiments in Opera premieres Aaron Siegel’s probing Rainbird
United States Aaron Siegel, Rainbird: Soloists, Sugar Vendil (keyboards), Andie Tanning (strings), Jess Tsang (percussion). Experiments in Opera, Mabou Mines, New York, 17.4.2025. (RP)
A century of tradition: Stainer’s The Crucifixion at The Brick Church
United States Stainer, The Crucifixion: Sean Fallen (tenor), Nathaniel Sullivan (baritone), Alistair Reid (organist), Chancel Choir / Raymond Nagem (conductor). The Brick Presbyterian Church, New York, 18.4.2025. (RP)
Met’s stars align for a delightful, effervescent Il barbiere di Siviglia revival
United Kingdom Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 15.4.2025. (RP)
Erin Morley and Gerald Martin Moore offer a garden of songs at the Park Avenue Armory
United States Various: Erin Morley (soprano), Gerald Martin Moore (piano). Board of Officers Room, Park Avenue Armory, New York, 11.4.2025. (RP)
Bernard Labadie and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s close a chapter with a masterful St. John Passion
United States Bach, St. John Passion: Soloists, La Chapelle de Québec, Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Bernard Labadie (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 10.4.2025. (RP)
