United States Various: Angela Meade (soprano) and Myra Huang (piano). Wexford Festival Opera, Merkin Hall, NY, 15.4.2022. (RP)
Wexford Festival Opera celebrates its 70th anniversary with the sumptuous sounds of Angela Meade in New York
New York
New York’s Saint Thomas Church and Trinity Church Wall Street join forces for Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
United States Bach, St. Matthew Passion: Thomas Cooley (Evangelist), Jonathan Woody (Jesus), The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Trinity Youth Chorus, New York Baroque Incorporated, Trinity Baroque Orchestra / Dana Marsh (conductor). Saint Thomas Church, New York, 29.4.2022. (RP)
This Early Music New York concert reflects the Baroque dominance in Bach’s family tree
United States ‘Bach Cousins’: Daniel Moody (countertenor), Early Music New York / Frederick Renz (conductor). First Church of Christ, Scientist, New York, 5.3.2022. (DS)
Focus is on Lise Davidsen but Isabel Leonard, Brenda Rae and Marek Janowski make the Met’s Ariadne an ensemble success
United States Richard Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Marek Janowski (conductor). Transmitted live (directed by Gary Halvorson) from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 12.3.2022. (JPr)
Metropolitan Opera announces a benefit concert for Ukraine on 14 March 2022
The Met has announced A Concert for Ukraine to take place on Monday, 14 March at 6:00pm ET Performance to offer solidarity for Ukrainian citizens under attack, with all ticket sales and other proceeds supporting relief efforts in Ukraine. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead the Met Orchestra and Chorus and star soloists in a 70-minute program … Read more
The Metropolitan Opera in 2022-23
The Metropolitan Opera announces the most new productions in ten seasons, featuring the world-premiere staging of The Hours, the company premieres of Champion and Medea, and four more: Fedora, Lohengrin, Don Giovanni, and Die Zauberflöte.
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct The Hours, Lohengrin, Champion, and La bohème
The roster of artists includes Roberto Alagna, Piotr Beczała, Angel Blue, Javier Camarena, Lise Davidsen, Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Christine Goerke, Ryan Speedo Green, Kelli O’Hara, Matthew Polenzani, Sondra Radvanovsky, Sonya Yoncheva, and more
Debuting conductors include Manfred Honeck, Nathalie Stutzmann, and Jaap van Zweden
Ten operas will be transmitted live to cinemas across the globe as part of The Met: Live in HD series
FOR MORE ABOUT THE 2022-23 SEASON CLICK HERE
Verdi’s Don Carlos in the original French version arrives at the Met with a star-studded cast
United States Verdi, Don Carlos: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 28.2.2022. (RP)
