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United States Schoenberg, Gurre-Lieder: Soloists, Bard Festival Chorale, American Symphony Orchestra / Leon Botstein (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 22.3.2024. (RP)
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)
Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition: Metropolitan Opera, New York, 17.3.2024. (RP)
United States Gershwin, Shostakovich: Daniil Trifonov (piano), Alumni of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 14.3.2024. (RP)
The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024–25 season. The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2024–25 season, which will consist of four Met premieres and 14 repertory favorites. The season opens on 23 September with the premiere of Grounded by Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori, starring Emily D’Angelo as a drone pilot and conducted by Met … Read more
United States Various, ‘Don’t Be Angry’: Justin Austin (baritone), Howard Watkins (piano). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 5.3.2024. (RP)
United States Various: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 2.3.2024. (RP)
‘To Have A Voice Is Everything’ – New opera in the spotlight at National Sawdust
At the end of ‘Opera Evolved: Genre Fluidity’, my friend turned to me and said, ‘Well, are we going to Omaha?’ Nebraska hardly trips off the tongue when it comes to opera destinations, but perhaps it should. In 2025, The Common Senses Festival will present the world premiere of Sensorium Ex, a remarkable new opera by composer Paola Prestini with a libretto by poet Brenda Shaughnessy.
