Rick Perdian

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s Verdi’s Requiem resounds with terror, beauty and hope

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United StatesUnited States Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra 2026 Invincible Tour [2] – Frolyak, Verdi: Ailyn Pérez (soprano), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), René Barbera (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Met Chorus Artists (chorus director: Tilman Michael), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). David Geffen Hall, New York. 26.8.2026. (RP)

Keri-Lynn Wilson leads Ailyn Pérez (soprano), Natalie Lewis (mezzo-soprano), René Barbera (tenor), Soloman Howard (bass), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and Met Chorus Artists in Verdi’s Requiem © Richard Termine/Met Opera

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Radiance, rhythmic fire and resilience from the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra 2026 Invincible Tour [1] – Various: Lise Davidsen (soprano), Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra / Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 25.8.2026. (RP)

Lise Davidsen (soprano) with Keri-Lynn Wilson (conductor) and the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra © Richard Termine/Met Opera

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Calvinist austerity and bel canto passion in Berkshire Opera Festival’s Lucia di Lammermoor

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United StatesUnited States Berkshire Opera Festival – Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Berkshire Opera Festival Chorus and Orchestra / Brian Garman (conductor). Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, 22.8.2026. (RP)

Terrence Chin-Loy (Edgardo) © Matt Madison-Clark

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Richard Strauss’s Die ägyptische Helena emerges from the shadows in a lavish but uneven Bard revival

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United StatesUnited States Bard Summerscape – Richard Strauss, Die ägyptische Helena: Soloists, The Bard Festival Chorale, The American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). Fischer Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, 24.7.2026. (RP)

HailJohn Matthew Myers (Menelaus) © Maria Baranova

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