United States Aspen Music Festival [9]: Klein Music Tent, Aspen. (HS)
World premiere of Theofanidis’s Siddhartha, She makes a splash in Aspen
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A great start to Itinéraire Baroque 2025 from A Nocte Temporis
France Itinéraire baroque en Périgord 2025 [1]: Opening Concert, Pyrame et Thisbé: A Nocte Temporis, Reinoud Van Mechelen (high tenor/director). Église Saint-Étienne-de-la-Cité, Périgord, France, 31.7.2025. (CC)
Enigmatic Boulez, dramatic early Mahler at the BBC Proms
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [10] – Boulez, Mahler: Natalya Romaniw (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Russell Thomas (tenor), James Newby (baritone), Carlos González Nápoles (treble), Malakai Bayoh (alto), Constanza Chorus, BBC Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 4.8.2025. (CK)
Tautly focused The Turn of the Screw creates a creepy psychological mood at Santa Fe Opera
United States Britten, The Turn of the Screw: Soloists, chorus and orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / Gemma New (conductor). Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1.8.2025. (HS)
Ailyn Pérez and Liv Redpath excel in an uneven The Marriage of Figaro in Santa Fe
United States Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Santa Fe Opera / Harry Bicket (conductor). Crosby Theatre, Santa Fe, 31.7.2025. (HS)
Kahchun Wong’s immaculate conception of Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ Symphony
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [9] – Mahler: Mari Eriksmoen (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé Choir, Hallé / Kahchun Wong (conductor). Royal Albert Hall, London, 2.8.2025. (AV-E)
Elijah closes the 2025 Three Choirs Festival in style
United Kingdom Three Choirs Festival 2025 [5] – Mendelssohn: José Francisco Abrantes-Noronha (treble), Katherine Broderick (soprano), Jess Dandy (contralto), Anthony Gregory (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), Three Choirs Festival Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra / Geraint Bowen (conductor). Hereford Cathedral, 2.8.2025. (JQ)
Yamada’s CBSO contrasts different strands of twentieth-century music in a courageous and compelling Prom
United Kingdom BBC Proms 2025 [8] – Adams, Rachmaninov and Berio: Yunchan Lim (piano), BBC Singers, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazuki Yamada (conductor). Royal Albert Hall. London, 1.8.2025. (CSa)
