United States Baroque Unlimited: Miloš (guitar), Les Violons du Roy / Jonathan Cohen (music director and conductor). Zankel Hall, New York City, 30.11.2023. (DS)
A classical guitarist and a Baroque ensemble come together in an alluring concert
New York
A fine revival of the Met’s ‘old-fashioned’ Tannhäuser reclaims Wagner’s undervalued early opera
United States Wagner, Tannhäuser: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Sir Donald Runnicles (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 6.12.2023. (TM)
The Metropolitan Opera’s Florencia en el Amazonas fails to float my boat
United States Daniel Catán, Florencia en el Amazonas: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by Gary Halvorson) and seen at Cineworld Basildon, Essex, 9.12.2023. (JPr)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin to the rescue for the Staatskapelle Berlin in Brahms at Carnegie Hall
United States Brahms: Staatskapelle Berlin / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 1.12.2023. (RP)
Juan Diego Flórez brings joy and happiness to his Carnegie Hall recital
United States Various – Juan Diego Flórez (tenor) and Vincenzo Scalera (piano): Carnegie Hall, New York, 29.11.2023. (RP)
Celebrating the life and legacy of architect Rafael Viñoly at Carnegie Hall
United States Various – A Musical Celebration of the Life of Rafael Viñoly: Itzhak Perlman (violin), Jonathan Biss (piano), Isaiah J. Thompson Trio, The Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). The Viñoly Foundation, Carnegie Hall, NY, 28.11.2023. (RP)
Henry Purcell’s A Fairy Queen with hip-hop from Les Arts Florissants in New York
United States Purcell, The Fairy Queen: Le Jardin des Voix, Dancers, Les Arts Florissants / Paul Agnew (musical direction). Alice Tully Hall, New York, 2.11.2023. (RP)
Opera stars shine in a slimmed-down Tucker Gala at Carnegie Hall
United States Various, ‘The Richard Tucker Music Foundation Gala 2023’: Angela Meade, Frederica Lombardi, Ailyn Pérez, Liv Redpath (soprano), Ben Bliss, Stephen Costello (tenor), Quinn Kelsey, Sean Michael Plumb (baritone), Soloman Howard (bass), Bryan Wagorn, Howard Watkins (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 29.10.2023. (RP)
