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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum 2025 Review: Sasha Cooke & Myra Huang Recital

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(Photo: Ally Schmaling) Call me elitist, but any song recital focused largely on works written in American English makes my forehead wrinkle. The American songbook is great, and despite the common complaint, English can work beautifully when sung lyrically. The issue is that these recitals often flirt with a certain campiness—especially the Broadway-musical kind—that very few opera singers can convincingly {…}

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Samantha Hankey & Myra Huang to Headline Concert at 89 Reade

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The 89 Reade concert series will host mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and pianist Myra Huang on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025. The showcase, which commences at 6:30 p.m. local time, will feature a preview of a recital program featuring works by Schumann, Satie, Kurt Weill, and Cole Porter. In 2026, Hankey is set to appear in “Vanessa” in Boston, “Ariadne auf Naxos” {…}

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Fleur Barron & Myra Huang Headline All-Asian Digital Concert with Aural Compass Projects

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Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and Grammy® Award-nominated pianist Myra Huang will perform an all-Asian digital concert with Aural Compass Projects entitled, “On Belonging.” The recital premieres on February 21 and features a program including Aural Compass Projects’ first commissioned work, “Bright Fear” with music by Raymond Yiu and text by Mary Jean Chan. Presented in partnership with Cincinnati Song Initiative and {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Mostly Mozart 2019 Festival Review: ‘A Little Night Music’ with Susanna Phillips & Myra Huang

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(Credit: Kevin Yatarola) On July 30, 2019, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival took to the Kaplan Penthouse for a concert lit by candlelight, as part of their “A Little Night Music” concert series. This episode featured soprano Susanna Phillips, accompanied by pianist Myra Huang, the latter making her debut with the Mostly Mozart Festival. The evening’s program consisted of songs {…}

News, Season Announcement

Ben Bliss, Matthew Polenzani, Huw Montague Rendall, Amanda Batista, Natalie Lewis Headline Vocal Arts DC’s 2026-27 Season

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Vocal Arts DC has announced its 2026-27 season, titled “The Future of Song.” The season opens with tenor Ben Bliss and pianist Christopher Allen in a program drawn from German and French song, including works by Schumann, Liszt, and Strauss alongside aria favorites. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2026, Live! At 10th & G, Washington, D.C. Tenor Matthew Polenzani and pianist {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Nicholas Phan, Carlo Vistoli, Corinne Winters, Tomasz Konieczny Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week audiences get remasters, rare works, world premieres and many star-studded releases. Musiques de cinéma Erato will release “Musiques de cinéma” featuring Laurence Equilbey and the Insula Orchestra celebrating great works by Bach, Händel, Mozart, Pachelbel, Purcell, Rameau, and Vivaldi, all of which {…}

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Angel Blue, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nicholas Phan Star in San Francisco Performances’ 2026-27 Season

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San Francisco Performances announces its 2026-27 season. Here’s a look at the classical voice events. Tenor Nicholas Phan and pianist Myra Huang give the concert, “Fellow Citizens.” The program featuring works by Franz Schubert, Ruth Crawford Seeger, as well as a new work by Shawn Kkpebholo that reflects on contrasting narratives in American history. Performance Date: October 22, 2026 Soprano {…}

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Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Joyce DiDonato, Anthony Roth Costanzo Headline Aspen Music Festival 2026

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(Photo credits: chrissinger, Eccles, Gonz, Placek) The Aspen Music Festival and School announces its 2026 season. This article only features opera-related events. Thomas Hampson and pianist Myra Huang give a recital. The program will be announced in April. Performance Date: July 2, 2026 Key’mon W. Murrah solos in Jake Heggie’s “Earth 2.0” (AMFS co-commission). James Gaffigan conducts the Aspen Chamber {…}