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.)
Rick Perdian
Daniele Rustioni and a stellar cast bring lustre to the Met’s Le nozze di Figaro
United States Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Metropolian Opera, New York, 8.1.2022. (RP)
Quinn Kelsey triumphs on New Year’s Eve in Bartlett Sher’s new Met Rigoletto
United States Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Daniele Rustioni (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 31.12.2021. (RP)
Houston Grand Opera’s The Snowy Day is a visual and musical delight
United States Joel Thompson, The Snowy Day: Soloists, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra / Patrick Summers (conductor). Houston Grand Opera, Houston, TX, 9.12.2021. (RP)
Conductor Patrick Fournillier shines in Barbara Wysocka’s compelling new La bohème in Warsaw
Poland Puccini, La bohème: Soloists, Władysław Skoraczewski Artos Children’s Choir, Chorus and Orchestra of the Polish National Opera / Patrick Fournillier (conductor). Polish National Opera, Warsaw, 11.12.2021. (RP)
Figaro and Don Bartolo go mano a mano in Opera Krakowska’s The Barber of Seville
Poland Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Opera Krakówska Chorus and Orchestra / Tomasz Tokarczyk (conductor). Opera Krakówska, Kraków, 10.12.2021. (RP)
A surreal spin on Die Zauberflöte at Prague’s Estates Theatre
Czech Republic Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Members of The Czech Philharmonic Children’s Choir, National Theatre Chorus and Orchestra / Jaroslav Kyzlink (conductor). Národní Divadlo, Estates Theater, Prague, 2.12.2021. (RP)
An exhilarating Grieg Piano Concerto from Lukáš Vondráček with the Warsaw National Philharmonic
Poland Penderecki, Grieg, Kanczeli: Lukáš Vondráček (piano), Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Andrzej Boreyko (conductor). Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, 28.11.2021. (RP)
