United States Berlioz: Benjamin Bernheim (tenor), Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Louis Langrée (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.11.2026. (RP)
Bernheim, Langrée and Orchestra of St. Luke’s explore Berlioz at Carnegie Hall
Rick Perdian
Voices of Ascension explores war, mortality and the consolation of music
United States Haydn, Fauré: Sarah Frei (soprano), Meredith Wohlgemuth (soprano), Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Swensen (tenor), Joseph Parrish (baritone), Voices of Ascension Chorus & Orchestra / Dennis Keene (conductor). Church of the Ascension (Episcopal), New York, 29.10.2026. (RP)
Ensemble Connect serves up mostly rhythmically vibrant, earthy, virtuosic Hungarian fare
United States Various: Ensemble Connect. Carnegie Hall, New York, 26.10.2026. (RP)
Opera Philadelphia releases Tennessee Williams’s fever dream of desire and deception
United States Courtney Bryan, Suddenly Last Summer: Soloists, Philadelphia Boys Choir, Members of the Opera Philadelphia Orchestra / Nathan Koci (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia, 22.10.2026. (RP)
Rick Perdian in conversation with composer Alex Weiser
Finding the sacred in Jewish history and poetry with composer Alex Weiser
Missy Mazzoli’s new Lincoln opera brings spectacle and emotional power to the Met
United States Missy Mazzoli, Lincoln in the Bardo: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 19.10.2026. (RP)
Gabriela Legun’s radiant Juliette enchants in Warsaw
Poland Gounod, Roméo et Juliette: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Sébastien Rouland (conductor). Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 17.10.2026. (RP)
Ukraine’s mothers who refused to abandon their children take center stage in Warsaw
Poland Maxim Kolomiiets, The Mothers of Kherson: Soloists, Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 16.10.2026. (RP)
