Rick Perdian

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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Brooklyn Art Song Society presents Evidence of Things Not Seen, Ned Rorem’s monumental song cycle

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United StatesUnited States Rorem, Evidence of Things Not Seen: Sara LeMesh (soprano), Anna Laurenzo (mezzo-soprano), Daniel McGrew (tenor), Nathaniel Sullivan (baritone), Mila Henry, Nana Shi, Miori Sugiyama (piano). Brooklyn Art Song Society, Roulette, Brooklyn, 8.3.2026. (RP)

Anna Laurenzo (mezzo-soprano), Daniel McGrew (tenor) and Mila Henry (piano) © Catherine Hancock Photography

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Six singers take home the gold at the 2026 George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals

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United StatesUnited States Various – George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals: Soloists, John Arida (piano). Merkin Hall, New York, 20.2.2026. (RP)

George and Nora London Foundation President John Hauser, fourth from right, and pianist John Arida (fourth from left) with 2026 Award winners (l-r) Korin Thomas-Smith, Nicholas Newton, Trevor Haumschilt-Rocha, Tiffany Choe, Adia Evans and Anna Thompson © Beth Bergman

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