Standout performances from Yusif Eyvazov and Eleonora Buratto in memorable Nézet-Séguin-led Met Turandot

United StatesUnited States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Broadcast live to the Everyman Cinema, Chelmsford, Essex, from the Metropolitan Opera, New York, 12.10.2019. (JPr)

The Met’s Turandot (c) Marty Sohl

Read more

The Cleveland Orchestra fills Carnegie Hall with the sounds of Vienna

United StatesUnited States Nicolai, Beethoven, Strauss: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lynn Harrell (cello), Yefim Bronfman (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York, 3.10.2019. (RP)

Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin),Yefim Bronfman (piano), Lynn Harrell (cello)
& Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) with the Cleveland Orchestra © Chris Lee

Read more

A voice of ravishing beauty – Nina Stemme dazzles in NY Phil’s double-bill of Schoenberg and Bartók

United StatesUnited States Schoenberg, Bartók: Nina Stemme (soprano), Katarina Karnéus (mezzo-soprano), Johannes Martin Kränzle (baritone), Nancy Allen (harp), New York Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor), David Geffen Hall, New York, 26.9.2019. (RP)

Nina Stemme (Judith) and Johannes Martin Kränzle (Bluebeard)
© Chris Lee

Read more

In New York, a tech-drenched look at data mining and privacy

United StatesUnited States Kamala Sankaram, Looking at You: Rob Handel (libretto); soloists; Mila Henry (piano); Jeff Hudgins, Ed RosenBerg, Josh Sinton, Matt Blanchard (saxophones); Samuel McCoy (music director); Kristin Marting (co-developer, co-choreographer, and director), HERE Arts Center, New York, 11.9.2019. (BH)

Brandon Snook as Ethan Snyder in Looking at You (c) Paula Court

Read more

In New York, revealing resonance in the human Voice

United StatesUnited States Resonant Bodies [3]: Stephanie Blythe, Arooj Aftab, Erin Gee (vocalists), The Fluffers (rock band); Shahzad Ismaily (Moog and bass), Vijay Iyer (electronics and piano); Colin Gee (vocalist), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Tristan Kasten-Krause (bass), Margaret Lancaster (bass flute), Doori Na (violin), Sean Statser (percussion), Michel Galante (conductor). Roulette, Brooklyn, New York. 5.9.2019. (BH)

Vijay Iyer (piano), Arooj Aftab (voice), and Shahzad Ismaily (bass guitar)
(c) Gretchen Robinette

Read more