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Reviews, Stage Reviews

Tage Alter Musik Regensburg Review 2025: Tenebrae Choir

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(Photo Credit:Sim Canetty-Clarke) In the sombre setting of St. Blasius Church, the Tenebrae Choir—fourteen singers under the direction of Nigel Short—restored clarity, transparency, and delicacy to the music of Palestrina. In contrast to the grandeur and lush resonance of the Dom’s opening concert one day earlier, this smaller-scale a cappella program allowed every line of Palestrina’s polyphony to emerge with {…}

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TENET Vocal Artists to Present TENEbrae: Lassus’ Lagrime di San Pietro

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The TENET Vocal Artists, led by Artistic Director Jolle Greenleaf, is set to present TENEbrae: Lassus’ Lagrime di San Pietro. The sacred motets, which are among Orlando de Lassus’ finest compositions, will be presented on Feb. 25 and held at St. Paul’s Chapel at Trinity Wall Street. TENET’s singers will be joined by brass ensemble Dark Horse Consort in a {…}

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St. John’s Smith Square and Tenebrae Announce Virtual Holy Week Festival 2021

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St. John’s Smith Square and Tenebrae have announced the online Holy Week Festival 2021, featuring choral music written for Lent and Easter. The festival will run from March 28 (Palm Sunday) to April 5 (Easter Monday). The concerts will be free to watch, though donations are encouraged, and will be available to watch for 30 days after airing. Founded in {…}

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Benjamin Bernheim, Emily D’Angelo & Aigul Akhmetshina Among Opus Klassik 2025 Award Winners

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The Opus Klassik Awards have announced the 2025 winners. The Singer of the Year Awards went to Benjamin Bernheim for “Douce France” and Emily D’Angelo for “Freezing.” Joana Mallwitz was awarded the conductor of the year award for The Kurt Weill Album, while Aigul Akhmetshina won Young Artist of the Year for her album Aigul. Pene Pati’s “Nessun Dorma” and {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Matthias Goerne, Kelli O’Hara, & Davóne Tines Among Performers in Celebrity Series of Boston’s 2025-26 Season

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(Photo credit: Acosta, de Bon, Madrid, & Morrison) The 2025-26 season for the Celebrity Series of Boston has been announced. This article only features classical voice events. Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges opens the subscription season in her Celebrity Series recital debut. Performance Date: October 9, 2025 (Groton Hill Music Center) Baritone Matthias Goerne and pianist Daniil Trifonov perform Schubert’s “Schwanengesang.” Performance {…}

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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Sonya Yoncheva, Pretty Yende, Jakub Józef Orliński Headline Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes’ 2025-26 Season

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Les Grandes Voix | Les Grands Solistes has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with a Gala Joséphine Baker starring Pretty Yende, Neima Naouri, and Luan Pommier, among many others. The concert will take place at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. Performance Date: Oct. 4, 2025 Jakub Józef Orliński will headline “#LetsBaRock” at L’Olympia. Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2025 Julien Chauvin leads the {…}

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Jonas Kaufmann, Cecilia Bartoli, Marina Rebeka, Karita Mattila, Benjamin Appl, Rolando Villazón, & Elsa Dreisig Lead Elbphilharmonie Hamburg’s 2025-26 Season

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The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. The Symphoniker Hamburg, alongside Carl-Philipp-Emanuel-Bach-Chor Hamburg and Knabenchor Hannover, perform Rufus Wainwright’s Dream Requiem. Mandy Fredrich and Isabelle Huppert are the soloists with Lucie Leguay conducting. Performance Date: August 22 & 23, 2025 Manuel Winckhler, Mauro Peter, Kathryn Lewek, Elsa Dreisig, Äneas {…}

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Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden Announces 2024 Slate

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(Photo credit: Kost) The Festival Alte Musik Knechtsteden has announced its slate for 2024. Handel’s “Il Trionfo del tempo e del Disinganno” opens the festival. Dorothee Oberlinger directs the Ensemble 1700 with soloists soprano Lombardi Mazzulli, countertenor Alois Mühlbacher, and tenor Laurence Kilsby. Performance Date: September 21, 2024  The Academy for Early Music Berlin performs works by Handel, Geminiani, Vivaldi, {…}

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Fleur Barron & Nicholas Mulroy Star in the 2024 Ryedale Festival

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(Photo credit: Victoria Cadisch) The Ryedale Festival has announced its programming for the 2024 season. This article features classical vocal works only. Mezzo-soprano Victoria Simmonds, the RSMF Ryedale Primary Choir, Ryedale Voices, Harmonia, The RyeLarks, and the Kirkbymoorside Town Junior Brass Band present the first “Community Song Cycle” by John Barber and Hazel Gould. The concert also features storyteller Rosie {…}