United States Various: Kian Soltani (cello), Musica Sacra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 31.1.2022. (RP)
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra bring joy to Carnegie Hall
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Tenor Anthony Ciaramitaro is the star of a new Ricky Ian Gordon opera, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
United States Gordon, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis: Soloists, New York City Opera Orchestra / James Lowe (conductor). Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City Opera & The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, New York, 30.1.2022. (RP)
Authentic Selves [1]: Anthony Roth Costanzo and Justin Vivian Bond with the New York Philharmonic
United States Various: Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Justin Vivian Bond (vocalist), Daniel Schlosberg (piano), Alexander Vaz (guitar), Spencer Murphy (electric bass), New York Philharmonic / Jaap van Zweden (conductor). Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York, 29.1.2022. (RP)
Pittsburgh Opera captures the beauty and magic in David Hertzberg’s The Rose Elf
United States Hertzberg, The Rose Elf: Soloists, Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra / James Lesniak (conductor). Pittsburgh Opera, Bitz Opera Factory, Pittsburgh, 25.1.2022. (RP)
Renée Fleming and Uma Thurman are the two faces of André Previn’s Penelope at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Renée Fleming (soprano), Simone Dinnerstein (piano), Uma Thurman (narrator), Emerson String Quartet. Carnegie Hall, New York, 23.1.2022. (RP)
Masterclasses with Anthony Roth Costanzo and Hartmut Höll as Renée Fleming’s SongStudio returns to Carnegie Hall
United States SongStudio: Renée Fleming (host & artistic director), Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Hartmut Höll (piano) and Isabel Leonard (mezzo-soprano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 17-22.1.2022. (RP)
Double-bill from Opera Philadelphia of Walker’s Lilacs and Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex
United States Walker, Stravinsky: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Orchestra and Men of the Chorus / Corrado Rovaris (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, 21.1.2022. (RP)
The Townhouse Series: free chamber-music streams, lovingly curated by composer/pianist Daniel Schlosberg
United States The Townhouse Series: Angel Blue (soprano), Dashon Burton (baritone), Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Toyin Spellman-Diaz (oboe), Clare Monfredo (cello), David Shifrin (clarinet), Daniel Schlosberg (piano), Cantata Profana, The Merz Trio. The Frederick R. Koch Foundation Townhouse, New York, 13-19.12.2021. (RP) (The entire series is available for streaming on the Foundation’s website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Vimeo.)