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Cal Performances 2024-25 Review: Soprano Lise Davidsen & Pianist Malcolm Martineau in Recital

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(Credit: Katie Ravas for Drew Altizer Photography) Lise Davidsen‘s voice is a wonder. It is a sound of the universe like nature unassailed. Her Cal Performances recital on Tuesday night, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau, the well-known Scottish pianist, was radiant. This was her first trip to the Bay Area. Despite heavy rains, when the sky cleared, it revealed the Norwegian {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 Review: Elīna Garanča & Malcolm Martineau in Recital

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“Dignifed” is perhaps the best word to define Elīna Garanča and Malcolm Martineau’s recital. At a time when recitals have become more and more either causal occasions or rallies for a pressing cause, the Latvian mezzo-soprano reminds us of the ennobling power of music itself. Such elevation sentiment comes along with Garanča and Martineau’s fairly intellectual nature. This duo thinks {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Will Liverman, Natalia Labourdette & Malcolm Martineau Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences can check out new works, full opera performances, and debut albums. Fire Shut Up in My Bones The Met releases Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmon’s opera with Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting a cast led by Will Liverman, Angel Blue, and Latonia Moore. OperaWire noted that the opera was a “masterpiece.” The Complete Songs of Duparc Malcolm Martineau presents {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Sonya Yoncheva and Malcolm Martineau in Recital

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On Jan. 23, 2022, soprano Sonya Yoncheva returned to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera for a special recital of French and Italian art songs, joined by pianist Malcolm Martineau. French Finesse Opening the program were four selections from Henri Duparc. The first, “L’invitation au voyage,” quickly set a tender yet urgent atmosphere through the running accompaniment, over which Yoncheva {…}
Reviews, Stage Reviews

Lincoln Center Great Performers 2020 Review: Susan Graham & Malcolm Martineau

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(Photo Credit: Dario Acosta) February 4, 2020, saw the latest installment of Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series, with the evening’s recital featuring renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham, accompanied by Malcolm Martineau. The program, titled “Fauenliebe und –leben: Variations,” took Schumann’s song cycle and fleshed out a fuller narrative, using a breadth of musical works from other composers which spanned eight languages. {…}
Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Mezzo-Soprano Susan Graham On Schumann’s ‘Frauenliebe un -leben: Variations,’ The Power of Love & Malcolm Martineau’s Genius

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(Photo: Dario Acosta) Mezzo-soprano Susan Graham has had an enviable career, winning such prestigious awards as a Grammy, an Opera News Award, and Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year. As a champion of the French repertoire, the French government honored her with the title of “Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.” Her roles span four centuries, singing in operas from Monteverdi’s {…}
News, Season Announcement

Sarah Connolly, Magdalena Kožená, & Mark Padmore Star in Oxford International Song Festival 2026

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The Oxford International Song Festival announces its 2026 lineup. Magdalena Kožená opens the year by performing Schumann’s “Dichterliebe” with pianist Malcolm Martineau. Performance Date: January 10, 2026 Alexandra Flood and pianist Sholto Kynoch perform a program dedicated to Schubert’s 229th birthday. Performance Date: January 31, 2026 Felix Gygli presents Shakespeare settings by Korngold, Quilter, and Rautavaara, Jonathan Dove. Performance Date: {…}
DVD and CD Releases, News

Luciano Pavarotti, Pene Pati, Ermonela Jaho Sandrine Piau, Lea Desandre, Maria Brea, Dame Sarah Connolly, & Arsen Soghomonyan Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Decca celebrates Pavarotti while many artists release solo albums. There are also some historical performances that audiences will not want to miss. Songs of Passion  The new album is a collection of vocal and instrumental music by John Dowland and Henry {…}
News

Lise Davidsen, Gerald Finley, & Huw Montague Rendall Among Gramophone Classical Award Winners

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The Gramophone Classical Music Awards has announced its 2025 awards. Here is a look at the vocal awards: The Recording of the Year award went to BACH’s Mass in B minor – Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon, while the Artist of the Year went to Sir Simon Rattle. Sir Thomas Allen won the Lifetime Achievement, while the Choral also went to BACH’s {…}

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