Chelsea Guo, Megan Moore, Daniel McGrew, & William Socolof in Young Concert Artists’ Season Finale Concert at Carnegie Hall

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Young Concert Artists’ season finale concert will be held at Carnegie Hall on May 2. Vocalists in the showcase are soprano Chelsea Guo, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, tenor Daniel McGrew, and bass-baritone William Socolof. They will be featured in J.S. Bach’s Cantata “Schau, lieber Gott, wie meine Feind,” BWV 153. Also on the program are works by Young Concert Artists Composer-in-Residence {…}

DVD and CD Reviews, Reviews

CD Review: New Focus Recordings John Aylward’s ‘Oblivion’

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The doctrine of Purgatory, largely based on a few vague lines of apocryphal scripture, is an oft-misunderstood facet of Catholicism. The catechism never explicitly refers to it as a place. Rather, it’s described as a process of purification for dead believers who must be fully cleansed before entering heaven. Of course, this hasn’t kept artists and theologians from imagining purgatory {…}

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Ligeti’s Centennial with the Ligeti 100 festival

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In November, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 2023–24 season will be marked by the Ligeti 100 festival from Nov. 12 to 19, celebrating the 100th anniversary of György Ligeti’s birth. Ligeti, a pivotal 20th-century composer, faced significant challenges, from wartime hardships to Soviet-era censorship. He gained widespread recognition, particularly for his music featured in the film “2001: A Space Odyssey.” On {…}

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Maria Callas, Nicky Spence, Jonathan Tetelman, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Regula Mühlemann Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s edition of the CD and DVD releases on offer in the opera world. This week is particularly crowded with releases of Maria Callas by Warner Classics to celebrate her centennial. There are also a number of debut albums as well as the second album to one of the biggest rising tenors of his generation. Audiences {…}

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Jessica Pratt, Kevin Thompson & Lucile Richardot Lead CD/DVD Releases

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This week audiences will get a chance to hear three complete recordings of three very diverse operas. Here is a look at this week’s releases. Hamlet Navona Records presents “Hamlet” by Joseph Summer. In this installment of the Shakespeare Concert Series, composer Joseph Summer’s adaptation of the famous play is performed by Bulgaria’s State Opera Ruse orchestra, choir, and selected {…}

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Tenor Daniel McGrew to Debut at Merkin Hall This December

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Tenor Daniel McGrew and pianist Sophia Zhou will present a recital at the Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Music Center in New York City on Dec. 8, 2022. The showcase will feature a performance of Brahms’ “Deutsche Volkslieder” WoO33, Debussy’s “Trois mélodies de Verlaine,” Christopher Berg’s “Songs to poems by Frank O’Hara,” Britten’s “The Holy Sonnets of John Donne,” songs by {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Tiroler Landestheater 2021-21 Review: The Rape of Lucretia

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Director Johannes Reitmeier brought the Tiroler Landestheater’s production of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia” to close with a question. “How was it possible?” was projected across the stage in large letters. Not only did this immediately encourage the audience to reflect on what they had witnessed and to attempt an answer, but it is also a question {…}

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María José Siri, Ruth Iniesta & Devid Cecconi Lead Teatro Verdi Trieste’s 2022 Season

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Italy’s Teatro Verdi Trieste has announced its 2022 season featuring modern and classic works and only Italian operas. The season opens with Chiara Muti’s production of Nicola Piovani’s “Amorosa presenza.” The opera, which will be conducted by the composer, will star Maria Rita Combattelli, Giusepe Tommaso, Aliosa Aisemberg, William Hernandez, and Adriano Gramigni. Performance Dates: Jan. 21-29, 2022 María José {…}

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Verbier Festival 2019 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten

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(Photo: Diane Deschenaux) With Europe once again baking under unpleasantly high temperatures thanks to our lack of interest in dealing with the problems of global warming, what better place to go than high up in the Swiss Alps. Verbier at an altitude 1,500 meters would seem to be ideal. An alpine ski resort, set on a south-facing terrace with splendid {…}

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Chelsea Guo, Megan Moore, Daniel McGrew, & William Socolof in Young Concert Artists’ Season Finale Concert at Carnegie Hall

CD Review: New Focus Recordings John Aylward’s ‘Oblivion’

Boston Symphony Orchestra Celebrates Ligeti’s Centennial with the Ligeti 100 festival

Maria Callas, Nicky Spence, Jonathan Tetelman, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau & Regula Mühlemann Lead New CD/DVD Releases

Jessica Pratt, Kevin Thompson & Lucile Richardot Lead CD/DVD Releases

Tenor Daniel McGrew to Debut at Merkin Hall This December

Tiroler Landestheater 2021-21 Review: The Rape of Lucretia

María José Siri, Ruth Iniesta & Devid Cecconi Lead Teatro Verdi Trieste’s 2022 Season

Verbier Festival 2019 Review: Die Frau Ohne Schatten