In New York, a Perceptive Trio Explores Schoenberg’s Influence

United StatesUnited States Beethoven, Schindler-Mahler, Berg, Webern, Schumann, Schoenberg, Kurtág: Conor Hanick (piano), Ariadne Greif (soprano), Anna Tsukervanik (violin), St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery, New York City, 5.5.2019. (DS)

Conor Hanick (piano) & Ariadne Greif (soprano) (c) Michael Yu

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Aspirations Revealed – Julie Adams and Emily D’Angelo in Recital at the Morgan

United StatesUnited States Various Composers: Julie Adams (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), David Chan (violin), Ken Noda (piano), Glider Lehrman Hall, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 5.5.2019. (RP)

Ken Noda (piano), Julie Adams (soprano) & Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano) © Jennifer Taylor

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Discovering #MeToo in Stradella’s La Susanna at BAM

United StatesUnited States 2019 New York Opera Fest [2] – Stradella, La Susanna: Soloists, Orchestra / Jacob Ashworth and Ryan Brown (musical direction), BAM Fisher, Brooklyn, 4.5.2019. (RP)

Lucía Martín Cartón (Susanna) with Patrick Kilbride & Paul Max Tipton (The Judges)
© Russ Rowland

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Bronx Opera Transplants The Mikado From Titipu to the White House

United StatesUnited States 2019 New York Opera Fest [1] – Gilbert and Sullivan, The Mikado: Soloists, The Bronx Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Michael Spierman (conductor), The Bronx Opera, Lovinger Theatre, Lehman College, The Bronx, New York, 28.4.2019. (RP)

Wil Kellerman (The Mikado), Seán Kroll (Ko-Ko), Michael Blake O’Hearn (Pooh-Bah), Jackie M. Hayes (Pitti-Sing) © The Bronx Opera
Wil Kellerman (The Mikado), Seán Kroll (Ko-Ko), Michael Blake O’Hearn (Pooh-Bah), Jackie M. Hayes (Pitti-Sing) © The Bronx Opera

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Fischer and Budapesters Combine Bartók, Pedagogy and Virtuosity

United StatesUnited States Bartók: István Kádár (violin), András Szabó (viola), Zsolt Fejérvári (bass), Márta Sebestyén (vocalist), Ildikó Komlósi (mezzo-soprano), Krisztián Cser (bass), Cantemus Choir (conductor: Dénes Szabó), Budapest Festival Orchestra / Iván Fischer (conductor), Carnegie Hall, New York City. 5-6.4.2019. (BH)

Ivan Fischer (c) Marco Borggreve

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Benjamin Staern’s Opera on Visionary Artist Hilma af Klint Is Premiered at the Guggenheim

United StatesUnited States Staern, Hilma: Soloists, Victoria Stjerna (violin), Andreas Lavotha (cello), Stefan Lindgren (piano), Peter B. Lewis Theater, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 15.4.2019. (RP)

Mette af Klint (Hilma af Klint) & Fredrik af Klint (Rudolf Steiner)
© Robert Altman

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