English National Opera Review 2023: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

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Photo: © CLIVE BARDA/ArenaPAL; What a season it has been for English National Opera. Threatened by Arts Council England with swingeing cuts and hare-brained, uncosted plans for relocation, the company has become one of the most prominent symbols for classical music’s ongoing struggle for survival in UK public culture. But the season has seen the company’s artistic and institutional resolve {…}

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NYU Skirball 2023 Review: Tao of Glass

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(Photo Credit: NYU Skirball) “Tao of Glass,” starring actor and director Phelim McDermott with music by Philip Glass, premiered at NYU’s Skirball Theater this past week. I had the pleasure of attending the show on Friday, March 31st, 2023. Though the performance suffered from a technical malfunction—which I will address later in my article because it affected the performance—it is {…}

Opera Meets Film, Special Features

Opera Meets Film: The Realism of Francesco Rosi’s ‘Carmen’

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Films based on opera often feel inadequate. They are frequently an attempt to introduce reality into art, and this concept is flawed. Directors fail to realize that what it should be is the other way around: bringing art into reality, making opera about human beings and their everyday trials. Luckily, some directors do know what they’re doing, and Italian director {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo to Star in Chamber Music Society’s ‘Handel and Vivaldi’ Concert

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Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will headline the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “Handel and Vivaldi” concert. The showcase, which will feature a number of concertos and arias from both composers, will also include such vocal works as “Pena tiranna” from “Amadigi di Gaula,” “Quella fiamma” from “Arminio,” and “Vivi, tiranno” from “Rodelinda.” Joining the opera star will be harpsichordist {…}

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Death of Classical 2022 Review: Watching Birds at the End of the World

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Death of Classical and The Green-Wood Cemetery presented the one-night-only world premiere of Aaron Seigel’s “Watching Birds at the End of the World” on July 21, 2022. This collection of 14 songs, written for countertenor and a vibraphone, illuminates the otherworldly connection of composer Aaron Siegel as a guide for anyone endeavoring a path of greater awareness within. Each song {…}

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Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa, & Javier Camarena Headline Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to launch its Summer HD Festival this August. After a screening of Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” on August 26, the company will showcase “Porgy and Bess” starring Angel Blue and Eric Owens from 2020. Performance Date: August 27, 2022 Next up is “Akhnaten” starring Anthony Roth Costanzo from 2019. Performance Date: August 28, 2022 {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo to Headline Gala Organ Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy

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(Photo: Pix Talarico) The Philadelphia Orchestra is set to present the Gala Organ Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy on May 24, 2022. The showcase, which will honor Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and the Mutual of America Financial Group, will feature the orchestra under the music direction of David Robertson. Audiences will get a chance to hear organist Paolo Bordignon performing St. Bartholomew’s {…}

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Anthony Roth Costanzo Receives Major Awards & Honors from Manhattan School of Music, The Mellon Foundation & the New York Historical Society

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Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo has received several honors from major cultural institutions. The famed opera star was given an Honorary Doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music and he will be given the New-York Historical Society’s “History Makers Award” during a gala on Oct. 6, 2022, joining the likes of Dr. Anthony Fauci, Ken Burns, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hillary Clinton, and {…}

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Zachary James to Join Katherine Riddle & Laura Bergquist for ‘Tribute to Kurt Weil’ Concert

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On May 21, 2022, Washington Irving High School will present “Tribute to Kurt Weill.” This one-night only concert comes as part of People’s Symphony Concerts, and will feature soprano Katherine Riddle and bass Zachary James, accompanied by Laura Bergquist. Both prior winners of the Lotte Lenya Competition through the Kurt Weill Foundation, Riddle and James will honor the composer with {…}

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English National Opera Review 2023: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs

NYU Skirball 2023 Review: Tao of Glass

Opera Meets Film: The Realism of Francesco Rosi’s ‘Carmen’

Anthony Roth Costanzo to Star in Chamber Music Society’s ‘Handel and Vivaldi’ Concert

Death of Classical 2022 Review: Watching Birds at the End of the World

Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa, & Javier Camarena Headline Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival

Anthony Roth Costanzo to Headline Gala Organ Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Conservancy

Anthony Roth Costanzo Receives Major Awards & Honors from Manhattan School of Music, The Mellon Foundation & the New York Historical Society

Zachary James to Join Katherine Riddle & Laura Bergquist for ‘Tribute to Kurt Weil’ Concert