United States Glass, Barber, Prokofiev: Kelli O’Hara (soprano), New York Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York City, 18.9.2019. (BH)
A Glass premiere for opening night of the New York Philharmonic
This Week’s Review
Gripping Britten and Tippett performances inaugurate the CBSO’s new season
United Kingdom Britten, Tippett. Talise Trevigne (soprano), Dame Felicity Palmer (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Stewart (tenor), Brindley Sherratt (bass), CBSO Chorus; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor), Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 26.9.2019. (JQ)
In New York, a tech-drenched look at data mining and privacy
United States Kamala Sankaram, Looking at You: Rob Handel (libretto); soloists; Mila Henry (piano); Jeff Hudgins, Ed RosenBerg, Josh Sinton, Matt Blanchard (saxophones); Samuel McCoy (music director); Kristin Marting (co-developer, co-choreographer, and director), HERE Arts Center, New York, 11.9.2019. (BH)
Barrie Kosky’s brilliant production of La bohème at the LA Opera
United States Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 22.9.2019. (JRo)
Christian Gerhaher offers a special experience in his Mahler recital
Germany Mahler: Christian Gerhaher (baritone), Gerold Huber (piano), Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin, 23.9.2019. (MB)
A shiny new bauble from John Adams for the San Francisco Symphony
United States John Adams, Rachmaninoff, Schumann: Daniil Trifonov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 21.9.2019. (HS)
(c) San Francisco Symphony
A rather modest Un ballo in maschera at the Deutsche Oper Berlin
Germany Verdi, Un ballo in maschera: Deutsche Oper Chorus and Orchestra / Ivan Repušić (conductor), Deutsche Oper Berlin, 23.9.2019. (JMI)
