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An imbalanced rendering of Mahler’s Symphony No.8 in Boston

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United StatesUnited States Mahler, Symphony No.8: Soloists, Tanglewood Festival Chorus (conductor: James Burton), Boys of the Saint Paul’s Choir School (music director: Brandon Straub), Boston Symphony Orchestra / Andris Nelsons (conductor). Symphony Hall, Boston, 6.10.2024. (ES-S)

Andris Nelsons conducts Mahler Symphony No. 8 with the BSO © Winslow Townson

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Ortiz’s ecological vision and Dudamel’s Shakespearean dream at Disney Hall

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United StatesUnited States Ortiz, Mendelssohn: Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Jana McIntyre (soprano), Deepa Johnny (mezzo-soprano), María Valverde (narrator), Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic / Gustavo Dudamel (conductor). Disney Hall, Los Angeles, 3.10.2024. (LV)

Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, composer Gabriela Ortiz and cellist Alisa Weilerstein after the premiere of Dzonot © Timothy Norris/LA Phil

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Chelsea Opera Group in 2024-2025 begin with a Puccini Centenary Concert on 2nd November

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Chelsea Opera Group announce their 2024-2025 season Puccini Centenary Concert Sunday 2nd November 2024, 7pm, Cadogan Hall, London Puccini – Capriccio sinfonico; Messa di Gloria; Le villi 5.45pm pre-concert talk (free to ticket holders) Conductor – Peter Robinson Featuring the Chelsea Opera Group Orchestra and Chorus and soloists – Stephen Gadd, Seljan Fermor- Hesketh and Charne … Read more

Barlett Sher’s Tales of Hoffmann revival at the Met loses the emotional core of this complex opera

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United StatesUnited States Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Broadcast Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 5.10.2024. (JPr)

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (Nicklausse), Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann), and Christian Van Horn (Lindorf) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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