Rick Perdian

Keepers of the flame: The Choir of New College Oxford in concert at St. Thomas Fifth Avenue

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United StatesUnited States Various: The Choir of New College Oxford, Hugh Rowlands (assistant organist), March McDevitt & Joseph Hyam (organ scholars) / Robert Quinney (conductor). Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, 27.3.2026. (RP)

The Choir of New College Oxford © Nick Rutter

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Dudamel and the NY Phil premiere David Lang’s stirring, provocative oratorio tackling economic justice

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United StatesUnited States ‘US at 250’ – David Lang, the wealth of nations: Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Davóne Tines (bass-baritone), New York Philharmonic Chorus, New York Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York, 21.3.2026. (RP)

Gustavo Dudamel (conductor) and Davóne Tines (bass-baritone) © Brandon Patoc

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Voices soar in the Met’s Tristan und Isolde, while Yuval Sharon’s complex staging has its moments

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United StatesUnited States Wagner, Tristan und Isolde: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.3.2026. (RP)

Thomas Glass (Melot), Ryan Speedo Green (King Marke), and Tomasz Konieczny (Kurwenal) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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Mannes Opera presents the US premiere of Korngold’s melody-laden The Silent Serenade

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United StatesUnited States Korngold, The Silent Serenade: Soloists, Mannes Orchestra / Cris Frisco (conductor). Mannes Opera, The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College, New York, 13.3.2026. (RP)

Gaeun Song (Louise) and Thomasluke Flórez-Mansi (Tony Borza) in The Silent Serenade © Maria Baranova

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Wayne Oquin’s On the Words of Walt Whitman took flight under Kent Tritle’s baton

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United StatesUnited States Shaw, Oquin: Susanna Phillips (soprano), John Moore (baritone), Jesse Mills, Emma Frucht (violins), Kal Sugatski (viola), Arthur Fiacco, Jr. (cello), Peggy Kampmeier (piano), Musica Sacra Chorus and Chamber Orchestra / Kent Tritle (conductor). St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, 11.3.2026. (RP)

Kent Tritle (conductor) with Susanna Phillips (soprano), Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra © Brian Hatton

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