Edward Sava-Segal

Leon Botstein and the ASO unearth nineteenth-century sacred vestiges

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United StatesUnited States ‘Requiem and Revelation’ – Cornelius, Cherubini: Wendy Bryn Harmer (soprano), Krysty Swann (mezzo-soprano), Eric Taylor (tenor), Harold Wilson (bass), Bard Festival Chorale (director: James Bagwell), American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, 13.11.2025. (ES-S)

Leon Botstein leading the ASO © Matt Dine

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French music, a French orchestra and an outstanding Daniil Trifonov at Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States Various: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Orchestre National de France / Cristian Măcelaru (conductor). Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.11.2025. (ES-S)

Cristian Măcelaru leading pianist Daniil Trifonov and the Orchestre National de France © Stefan Cohen

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Metamorphosis as method: from a Vivaldi pasticcio to a drag revue

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AustriaAustria Salzburg Festival 2025 [9] – Vivaldi/ Ovid, Hotel Metamorphosis: Soloists, Il Canto di Orfeo chorus, Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco / Gianluca Capuano (conductor). Recorded live (directed by Tiziano Mancini) at the Haus für Mozart, Salzburg, June 2025 and viewed on arte.tv.

United StatesUnited States Various, Orgy & Bess: Deep Throats and High Notes: Soloists, Band, Heartbeat Opera. Judson Memorial Church, New York, 31.10.2025. (ES-S)

John Taylor Ward, Angela Yam, Jamilyn Manning, Bernard Holcomb and Sishel Claverie in Orgy and Bess © Russ Rowland

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