United States Various, Jason Vieaux: Eloquent & Eclectic: Jason Vieaux (guitar). Chamber Music Northwest, Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Massachusetts, premiered on 15.5.2021 and available to stream through 22.5.2021 on cmnw.org. (RP)
Rick Perdian
Carnegie Hall Selects – legendary concerts from around the world
CARNEGIE HALL SELECTS BEGINS ON 14 MAY
From 14 May, Carnegie Hall will offer weekly full-length and free concert streams via carnegiehall.org that feature legendary classical musicians in performances from some of the finest concert halls around the world. The new series, Carnegie Hall Selects, celebrates great artists, composers and musical works that have played a central role in Carnegie Hall’s history. A new Carnegie Hall Selects program will be offered each Friday throughout the summer.
For the love of bagels and pizza – New Camerata Opera presents The Brooklyn Job
United States Various, The Brooklyn Job: Soloists / Dan Franklin Smith (music director & piano). New Camerata Opera, New York. Streamed on 8.5.2021. (RP)
Opera Philadelphia takes the leap into live opera with The Drama of Tosca
United States Puccini, The Drama of Tosca: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus & Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor), Opera Philadelphia, Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, 5.5.2021. (RP)
Karen Slack stars in dwb (driving while black) for UrbanArias
United States Susan Kander, dwb (driving while black): Karen Slack (soprano), Rosanna Butterfield (cellist), Eric Plewinski (percussionist) / Robert Wood (conductor). UrbanArias, Tonal Park Studio, Takoma Park, MD. Premiered on 30.4.2021 and available to stream. (RP)
© Sylvester Finch
A new production of Don Giovanni at Prague’s Estates Theatre offers surprises, charms and thrills
Czech Republic Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra / Karsten Januschke (conductor). Performed at Národní Divadlo, Estates Theatre, Prague and premiered 24.4.2021 on Czech Television and available for streaming globally until 1.5.2021. (RP)
and Richard Samek (Don Ottavio) © Jan Pohribný
Pittsburgh Opera again beats the odds with live performances of Charlie Parker’s Yardbird
United States Daniel Schnyder, Charlie Parker’s Yardbird: Soloists, Members of the Pittsburgh Opera Orchestra / Antony Walker (conductor). Pittsburgh Opera Headquarters, Pittsburgh, 22.4.2021. (RP)
New York Philharmonic to open Death of Classical’s third season of The Angel’s Share at Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery
Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery have announced season three of their acclaimed concert series, The Angel’s Share. The series will offer seven in-person events in the Cemetery and Catacombs, and seven filmed programs broadcast on The WNET Group’s ALL ARTS TV channel and streaming on allarts.org and the ALL ARTS app.