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Joyce DiDonato and four amazing singers in master classes at Carnegie Hall

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United StatesUnited States ‘Joyce DiDonato Master Classes’: Joyce DiDonato with Bridget Esler (soprano), Michelle Mariposa (mezzo-soprano), Ben Reisinger (tenor), Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass), Joel Harder & Justina Lee (piano). Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing, New York, 11-12.10.2024. (RP)

Robert Ellsworth Feng (bass) with Joyce DiDonato © Chris Lee

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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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An outstanding Benjamin Bernheim dominates the Met’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann revival

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United StatesUnited States Offenbach, Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 24.9.2024. (ES-S)

Vasilisa Berzhanskaya (background, Nicklausse), Erin Morley (Olympia), and Benjamin Bernheim (Hoffmann) © Karen Almond/Met Opera

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Emily D’Angelo soars in Tesori’s gripping and powerful Grounded on the Met’s 2024/25 opening night

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United StatesUnited States Jeanine Tesori, Grounded: Soloists, Men of the Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 23.9.2024. (RP)

Emily D’Angelo (Jess) and Kyle Miller (Sensor) © Ken Howard/Met Opera

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