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New York Festival of Song and Young Concert Artists come together for a feast of lyrical delights

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United StatesUnited States Various, All Together Now: Chelsea Guo (soprano / piano), Megan Moore & Erin Wagner (mezzo-sopranos), Daniel McGrew (tenor), Joseph Parrish (bass-baritone), Francesco Barfoed (piano), Steven Blier (piano / arranger). Merkin Hall, New York, 21.2.2024. (RP)

Chelsea Guo (soprano) and Joseph Parrish (bass-baritone) © Cherylynn Tsushima

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The 2024 George and Nora London Competition Winners are announced

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United StatesUnited States Various – George and Nora London Foundation Competition Finals: Soloists, Michael Fennelly (piano). The Morgan Museum & Library, New York, 16.2.2024. (RP)

Darren Drone (baritone), Samuel White (tenor), Benjamin Dickerson (baritone), Erin Wagner (mezzo-soprano), Katerina Burton (soprano), and Emily Treigle (mezzo-soprano) with London Foundation President John Hauser © Beth Bergman

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The Met’s cast fires on all cylinders in Carrie Cracknell’s first-rate truck stop Carmen

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United StatesUnited States Bizet, Carmen: Soloists Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Transmitted Live in HD (directed by Gary Halvorson) from New York to the Avenue Cinema, Belfast. 27.1.2024. (RB)

Aigul Akhmetshina as Carmen © Ken Howard/Met Opera

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The Met’s 2023 Nabucco cast – and conductor – act as a timely reminder of the work’s stature

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Daniele Callegari (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by Habib Azar) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, to London’s Barbican Cinema, 6.1.2024. (CC)

George Gagnidze (centre on steps as Nabucco) © Marty Sohl/Met Opera

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