United States Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 31.12.2021. (RP)
Quinn Kelsey triumphs on New Year’s Eve in Bartlett Sher’s new Met Rigoletto
Rick Perdian
Houston Grand Opera’s The Snowy Day is a visual and musical delight
United States Joel Thompson, The Snowy Day: Soloists, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra / Patrick Summers (conductor). Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 9.12.2021. (RP)
Conductor Patrick Fournillier shines in Barbara Wysocka’s compelling new La bohème in Warsaw
Poland Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Władysław Skoraczewski Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Patrick Fournillier (conductor). Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 11.12.2021. (RP)
Figaro and Don Bartolo go mano a mano in Opera Krakowska’s The Barber of Seville
Poland Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Opera Krakówska Chorus and Orchestra / Tomasz Tokarczyk (conductor). Opera Krakówska, Kraków, 10.12.2021. (RP)
A surreal spin on Die Zauberflöte at Prague’s Estates Theatre
Czech Republic Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Members of The Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir, National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra / Jaroslav Kyzlink (conductor). Národní Divadlo, Estates Theater, Prague, 2.12.2021. (RP)
An exhilarating Grieg Piano Concerto from Lukáš Vondráček with the Warsaw National Philharmonic
Poland Penderecki, Grieg, Kanczeli: Lukáš Vondráček (piano), Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrzej Boreyko (conductor). Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, 28.11.2021. (RP)
Chalk up another success for the Met with Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice
United States Matthew Aucoin, Eurydice: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 23.10.2021. (RP)
COUNTERTENOR JAKUB JÓZEF ORLIŃSKI IN CONVERSATION WITH RICK PERDIAN
Jakub Józef Orliński talks to Rick Perdian Jakub Józef Orliński became an international sensation in 2017 with a YouTube video of him singing an aria, ‘Vedro con mio diletto’, from Vivaldi’s opera Il Giustino. Rather than the fiery coloratura Baroque showpieces that he often sings, the Polish countertenor performed a smoothly flowing love song with … Read more