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Reviews, Stage Reviews

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

Britten Pears Arts Unveils Autumn Winter 2026 Season

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(Photo credits: Sharp, Clarke, Williams) Britten Pears Arts’ Autumn Winter 2026 season has been announced. Here is a look at the vocal works on the program. The Britten Pears Young Artist Programme presents a vocal and chamber recital. Performance Date: Sept. 10, 2026 The Gesualdo Six present “Death of Gesualdo.” Owain Park directs. Performance Date: Oct. 18, 2026 Baritone Roderick {…}

News

Adriana González, Isabel Leonard, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Sabine Devieilhe to Headline LIFE Victoria Cicle de Lied Victoria de los Ángeles’s 2026-27 Season

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The LIFE Victoria Cicle de Lied Victoria de los Ángeles has announced its 2026-27 season, titled “L’exili” (Exile), dedicated to the memory of soprano Felicity Lott and commemorating the 150th anniversary of the births of Manuel de Falla and Pau Casals. Soprano Adriana González and conductor and composer Pedro Pardo serve as artists in residence, with visual artist Javier Pérez {…}

News

Natalia Labourdette & Victoria Guerrero to Present Recital Honoring Tomás Bretón

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Soprano Natalia Labourdette and pianist Victoria Guerrero will present a recital honoring composer Tomás Bretón at the Ateneo de Madrid on June 14, 2026. The program, titled “A Tomás Bretón,” will serve as the launch concert for the duo’s new recording, “Tomás Bretón: Songs & Piano Trios.” The recital includes the song cycle “Seis poesías de Bécquer,” settings of poems {…}