Carnegie Hall launches ‘If This Hall Could Talk’ – a podcast series exploring its rich history and lore
Rick Perdian
Death stings and delights in Experiments in Opera’s Five Ways to Die
United States Various, Five Ways to Die: Soloists, Musicians / Dmitry Glivinskiy (conductor). Experiments in Opera, HERE, New York, 29.6.2024. (RP)
Met brings down the curtain on the 2023/24 season with Gluck, gratitude and glitter
United States Gluck, Orfeo ed Euridice: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Metropolitan Opera / J. David Jackson (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 8.6.2024. (RP)
Powerful performances of Bruckner and Szymanowski from Dausgaard and the Warsaw Philharmonic
Poland Bruckner, Szymanowski: Aleksandra Kubas-Kruk (soprano), Ewa Wolak (alto), Szymon Mechliński (baritone), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (chorus master: Bartosz Michałowski) / Thomas Dausgaard (conductor). Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, 17.5.2024. (RP)
From Paris to Rome with the Sebastians in ‘The 24 Violins Cross the Alps’
United States Various – ‘The 24 Violins Cross the Alps’: Sebastians. Brick Presbyterian Church, New York, 11.5.2024. (RP)
An exquisite Madama Butterfly is David B. Devan’s swansong for Opera Philadelphia
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Opera Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra / Corrado Rovaris (conductor). Opera Philadelphia, Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 3.5.2024. (RP)
Asmik Grigorian brings her exquisite Butterfly to the Met
United States Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera / Xian Zhang (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 30.4.2024. (RP)
The blazing baritone Blake Denson in recital for the London Foundation
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)
