Sarah Kirkland Snider in 2020: Navigating lockdown, releasing a recording and composing an opera
Rick Perdian
Beauty, simplicity, and emotion mark Joyce DiDonato’s foray into Met Stars Live in Concert
Germany Met Stars Live in Concert [5] – Joyce DiDonato in Bochum (a second review): Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Carrie-Ann Matheson (piano), Il Pomo d’Oro. Live stream (directed by Gary Halvorson) from Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum, Germany, 12.9.2020. (RP)
Ryan Bancroft and BBC NOW premiere Gavin Higgins’s Rough Voices
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Martinů, Adams, Higgins, Barber, Copland: Natalya Romaniw (soprano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Ryan Bancroft (conductor), Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff. Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC iPlayer, 8.9.2020. (RP)
United and unconquered! The brass of Lincoln Center premiere Anthony Barfield’s Invictus
United States Barfield, Invictus: Various musicians / Anthony Barfield (conductor), Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, 7.8.2020. Streamed through Lincoln Center at Home on 1 September 2020. (RP)
Berkshire Opera Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary
United States From Stage to Screen: The Show Must Go On(line) – Various composers: Berkshire Opera Festival, streamed from 29 August to 4 September 2020. (RP)
Live from BBC Proms: Jonathan Scott plays the Royal Albert Hall’s mighty organ
United Kingdom BBC Proms Live – Rossini, Mascagni, Dukas, Saint-Saëns: Jonathan Scott (organ), Royal Albert Hall, London, Broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and BBC iPlayer, 29.8.2020. (RP)
Kathleen Battle sparkles in a 1988 Il barbiere di Siviglia from the Met
United States Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera / Ralf Weikert (conductor). Performance of 3.12.1988 reviewed as a Nightly Met Opera Stream on 22.8.2020. (RP)
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A vintage Un ballo in maschera from the Met offers thrilling voices and lavish sets
United States Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of The Metropolitan Opera, New York / James Levine (conductor). Performance of 26.1.1991, reviewed as a Nightly Met Opera Stream on 20.8.2020. (RP)
