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Rick Perdian

Lise Davidsen in resplendent form with The Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

07/02/2024 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Bach, Wagner, Mahler: Lise Davidsen (soprano), The Met Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 1.2.2024. (RP)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Met Orchestra © Chris Lee

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A deep dive into the Minnesota Sound with Brooklyn Art Song Society

05/02/202405/02/2024 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Various: Tori Tedeschi Adams (soprano), Jesse Blumberg, Randall Scarlata (baritones), Michael Brofman, Laura Ward (piano). Brooklyn Art Song Society, First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, 2.2.2024. (RP)

Jesse Blumberg (baritone) performing Moya ’s Nocturno © Catherine Hancock

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Three keyboard virtuosos delight at St. Thomas Church in New York

02/02/2024 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Various, ‘A Keyboard Extravaganza for Organs and Piano’: David Briggs, Jeremy Filsell, Wayne Marshall (organ / piano). Saint Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue, New York, 27.1.2024. (RP)

Wayne Marshall © St. Thomas Fifth Avenue

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The art of storytelling with Renée Fleming and friends at SongStudio 2024

24/02/202431/01/2024 by Rick Perdian

United KingdomUnited Kingdom SongStudio 2024: Renée Fleming (Artistic Director and host), Graham Johnson (piano), Nicolas Phan (tenor), Angel Blue (soprano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 22 to 27.1.2024. (RP)

Florian Störtz (bass-baritone) and Jeong-Eun Lee (piano) © Richard Termine

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Superb Carnegie Hall performances from The Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Möst

24/02/202424/01/2024 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Prokofiev, Webern: The Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 21.1.2024. (RP)

Franz Welser-Möst © Steve J. Sherman

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Elena Stikhina brings her lovely Mimì to the Metropolitan Opera

08/01/202407/01/2024 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 4.1.2024. (RP)

A scene from Act I of Puccini’s La bohème © Richard Termine/Met Opera

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Benjamin Bernheim triumphs as Hoffmann at the Paris Opera

20/12/2023 by Rick Perdian

FranceFrance Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Paris Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Eun Sun Kim. Opéra national de Paris, Opéra Bastille, Paris, 15.12.2023. (RP)

Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann) © Emilie Brouchon

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin to the rescue for the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms at Carnegie Hall

05/12/2023 by Rick Perdian

United StatesUnited States Brahms: Staatskapelle Berlin / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 1.12.2023. (RP)

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Staatskapelle Berlin © Fadi Kheir

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