United States Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus / Marco Armiliato (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 29.10.2021. (RP)
Michelle Bradley’s Liù is a highlight of the Met’s current revival of Turandot
Rick Perdian
Tenor hijinks from Lawrence Brownlee and Michael Spyres at 92Y
United States Rossini: Lawrence Brownlee, Michael Spyres (tenors), Myra Huang, Thomas Lausmann, Bryan Wagorn (piano). Theresa L. Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y, New York, 27.10.2021. (RP)
Dream cast and Sir Antonio Pappano’s conducting are highlights of the Met’s Die Meistersinger revival
United States Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor), Metropolitan Opera, New York, 26.10.2021. (RP)
A rare staging at Roulette of eL/Aficionado, Robert Ashley’s surreal television opera
United States Robert Ashley, eL/Aficionado: Soloists / Tom Hamilton (music direction). Roulette, Brooklyn, 22.10.2021. (RP)
Jonas Kaufmann gives unsparingly of himself and then some at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) and Helmut Deutsch (piano). Carnegie Hall, 9.10.2021. (RP)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the fabulous Philadelphians open the Carnegie Hall season
United States Various: Yuja Wang (piano), The Philadelphia Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 6.10.2021. (RP)
Brooklyn Art Song Society opens season with Wolf’s Mörike-Lieder
United States ‘Beginnings, Middles, and Ends’ [1] – Mörike Liederbuch: Amy Owens (soprano), Sarah Nelson Craft (mezzo-soprano), Daniel McGrew (tenor), Tyler Duncan (baritone), Spencer Myer, Erika Switzer (piano). Brooklyn Art Song Society, First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, 1.10.2021. (RP)
Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a triumph and a milestone for the Met
United States Terence Blanchard, Fire Shut Up in My Bones: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 27.9.2021. (RP)
