United States Various: Blake Denson (baritone), Kevin Miller (piano). George and Nora London Foundation for Singers, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 28.4.2024. (RP)
The blazing baritone Blake Denson in recital for the London Foundation
Rick Perdian
Margaret Lattimore’s Ma Joad powers the MasterVoices Chorus’s The Grapes of Wrath
United States Ricky Ian Gordon, The Grapes of Wrath: Soloists, MasterVoices Chorus, Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Ted Sperling (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 17.4.2024. (RP)
Heartbeat Opera breaks new ground with Daniel Schlosberg’s The Extinctionist
United States Daniel Schlosberg, The Extinctionist: Suliman Tekalli (violin, viola), Taylor Levine (guitar), Katherine Fortunato (percussion) / Daniel Schlosberg (pianist, conductor). Baruch Performing Arts Center, New York, 10.4.2024. (RP)
Ensemble Connect at Carnegie Hall mines the Weimar Era for rare musical jewels
United States Various: Ensemble Connect. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 9.4.2024. (RP)
Jonathan Tetelman makes his Met debut in a splendid ‘Années folles’ staging of La rondine
United States Puccini, La rondine: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera, New York / Speranza Scappucci (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, 26.3.2024. (RP)
Leon Botstein leads the American Symphony Orchestra in a bold, beautiful Gurre-Lieder
United States Schoenberg, Gurre-Lieder: Soloists, Bard Festival Chorale, American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 22.3.2024. (RP)
From blips to bliss with ‘Ensemble Connect Up Close’ at Carnegie Hall
United States Various, ‘Ensemble Connect Up Close’: Ensemble Connect, Mia Bermudez, Michelle Di Muccio, Jalyn Gill, Erin Gonzales, Mariano Hurtado (dancers), Eduardo Vilaro (choreographer), Jackie Fox (lighting designer). Resnick Education Wing, Carnegie Hall, New York, 18.3.2024. (RP)
Five Singers win top prizes at the Metropolitan Opera’s 2024 Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition: Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.3.2024. (RP)
