Rick Perdian

The Metropolitan Opera commemorates the first-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine

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United StatesUnited States Various – ‘For Ukraine: A concert of Remembrance and Hope’: Golda Schultz (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Dmytro Popov (tenor), Vladyslav Buialskyi (bass-baritone), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera House, New York, 24.2.2023. (RP)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor) © Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera

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Ensemble Connect in the Carnegie Hall debut of Michi Wiancko’s 7 Kinships

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United StatesUnited States Various: Rubén Rengel, Stephanie Zyzak (violins), Halam Kim (viola) Laura Andrade (cello), Amir Farsi (flute), Yasmina Spiegelberg (clarinet), Nicholas Hooks (bassoon), Cort Roberts (French horn), Joanne Kang (piano), Ensemble Connect. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 21.2.2023. (RP)

Amir Farsi (flute), Yasmina Spiegelberg (clarinet), Nik Hooks (bassoon), Cort Roberts (horn) © Fadi Kheir

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Five top prizes are presented at the 2023 George London Awards

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United StatesUnited States Various – George & Nora London Foundation Competition Finals: Soloists, Michael Fennelly (piano), The Morgan Museum & Library, New York, 17.2.2023. (RP)

George and Nora London President John Hauser (third from r) with Karoline Podolak (soprano ), Erika Baikoff (soprano), Amber R. Monroe (soprano), Ricardo Garcia (tenor) and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen (countertenor) © Beth Bergman

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New York Festival of Song celebrates Steven Blier’s 50+ years on stage

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United StatesUnited States Various – ‘Amor: A Celebration of Steven Blier’s First 50 Years Onstage’: Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Michael Spyres (baritenor), Federico de Michelis (bass-baritone), William Socolof (bass-baritone), Steven Blier, Shawn Tang, John Musto (piano). New York Festival of Song, Merkin Concert Hall, New York, 15.2.2023. (RP)

Michael Spyres (baritenor) and Steven Blier (piano) © Cherylynn Tsushima

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Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra are center stage in Carmina Burana

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United StatesUnited States Bonds, Credo and Orff, Carmina Burana: Brandie Sutton (soprano), Joseph Tancredi (tenor), Ethan Vincent (baritone), Philadelphia Girls & Boys Choirs, Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra / Lina González-Granados (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 5.2.2023. (RP)

Ethan Vincent (baritone) © Dominic M. Mercier

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