Brooklyn Art Song Society’s powerful, lyrical reflections on a world at war

United StatesUnited States Various, ‘The World at War: In Memoriam I & II’: Brooklyn Art Song Society, First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, New York. Filmed on 7.10.2022 and 4.11.2022 and available on Brooklyn Art Song Society Digital Concert Hall. (RP)

Kate Maroney (mezzo-soprano), Stanichka Dimitrova (violin) and Michael Brofman © Joan Chiverton

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Charpentier at Christmas: Les Arts Florissants’s beautiful, truly touching Barbican concert

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Charpentier at Christmas: Les Arts Florissants / William Christie (conductor) with Emmanuelle de Negri, Julie Roset (sopranos), Nicholas Scott (high tenor), Bastien Rimondi (tenor), Lisandro Abadie (bass-baritone). Barbican Hall, London, 19.12.2022. (CC)

Charpentier at Christmas: William Christie (conductor) © Mark Allan/Barbican

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Rattle and the LSO give us all pause for thought in Symanowski and Brahms

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Szymanowski, Brahms: Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Hanna Hipp (mezzo-soprano), Florian Boesch (baritone), London Symphony Chorus (chorus director: Simon Halsey), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 17.12.2022. (JR)

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the LSO © Mark Allan

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Joyce DiDonato Master Classes: passion and drama from five extraordinary young singers

United StatesUnited States Joyce DiDonato Master Classes: Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) with Anchal Indu Dhir (soprano), Marissa Moultrie (soprano), Rael Rent (mezzo-soprano), Lawrence Barasa (tenor), Łukasz Zientarski (baritone), Justina Lee and Ken Noda (piano). Weill Music Room/Resnick Education Wing, Carnegie Hall, New York, 11-13.12.2022. (RP)

Lawrence Barasa (tenor) and Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) © Chris Lee

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