Mark S. Jordan

Festival programs in Cleveland open doors to other worlds

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United StatesUnited States Breaking Convention: Programs 1 and 2: Nicole Cabell (soprano), Iveta Apkalna (organ), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, Ohio, 27 and 28.5.2022. (MSJ)

Iveta Apkalna (organ) and the Cleveland Orchestra perform Barber’s Toccata Festiva © Roger Mastroianni

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Pulliam and Maltman make star turns in Cleveland in Welser-Möst’s breathtakingly focused Otello

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Otello (concert version): Soloists, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus and Children’s Chorus, Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall, Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 21.5.2022. (MSJ)

Christopher Maltman (Iago), Jennifer Johnson Cano (Emilia), Tamara Wilson (Desdemona), Limmie Pulliam (Otello), Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Franz Welser-Most © Roger Mastroianni 

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Apollo’s Fire celebrates their thirtieth anniversary at Severance with works by Mozart and Bologne

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United StatesUnited States Mozart, Bologne: Sonya Headlam (soprano), Francisco Fullana (violin), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 7.4.2022. (MSJ)

Sonya Headlam (soprano) sings with Apollo’s Fire © Apollo’s Fire

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Imogen Cooper and Jane Glover find Mozart’s presence and poise in Cleveland

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United StatesUnited States Various: Imogen Cooper (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Jane Glover (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 24.3.2022. (MSJ)

Imogen Cooper and Janet Glover after Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.22 with the Cleveland Orchestra ©️ Roger Mastroianni

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