Rick Perdian

Berkshire Festival Opera’s La bohème celebrates youth, talent and ingenuity

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United StatesUnited States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Brian Garman (conductor). Berkshire Opera Festival, The Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield, MA, 1.9.2023. (RP)

Evan Lazdowski (Colline), Benjamin Taylor (Marcello), James Dembler (Benoît), Yongzhao Yu (Rodolfo), Ethan Vincent (Schaunard) © Ken Howard

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Tippet Rise Art Center’s summer season 2023

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Tippet Rise – where music, art and nature combine to nourish the soul There are no bounds to Lindsey Hinmon’s enthusiasm when describing what makes Tippet Rise Art Center such a magical place. She and her husband, Pete, are its co-directors, tasked with running an art center situated in a 12,500-acre working ranch – a … Read more

Tudor passions reign in Bard SummerScape’s grand production of Saint-Saëns’s Henri VIII

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United StatesUnited States Saint-Saëns, Henri VIII: Soloists, Dancers, Bard Festival Chorale, American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). Fischer Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 30.7.2023. (RP)

Alfred Walker (Henri VIII) and Amanda Woodbury (Catherine d’Aragon) © Stephanie Berger

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NYO-USA & NYO2: Celebrating the future at Carnegie Hall with youth, artistry and energy

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United StatesUnited States Various: Gil Shaham (violin), National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America / Sir Andrew Davis (conductor). Jennifer Koh (violin), NYO2 / Joseph Young (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 14 and 15.7.2023. (RP)

Gil Shaham (violin) with NYO-USA © Chris Lee

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