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DVD and CD Releases, News

Jonas Kaufmann, Mikheil Sheshaberidze, Jessica Pratt, Adèle Charvet & Sarah Moulton Faux Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week, Jonas Kaufmann has a new album that focuses on lieder, while Jessica Pratt shows off her Bel canto skills in one of Donizetti’s masterpieces. Audiences get to discover some rare pieces and hear some world premiere recordings. Gaetano Donizetti: Roberto Devereux {…}

Season Announcement

Ava Dodd, Marianne Crebassa, Zheng Jiang Among Headliners of The Mozartists 2025-26 Season

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The Mozartists have announced their new 2025-26 season. First up is “Opera in 1775,” which includes excerpts from operas by Tozzi, Fischietti, Mozart, Haydn, and Sacchini, among others. Ava Dodd, Philippe Durrant, Stephanie Hershaw, Chelsea Zurflüh, and Hugo Brady star. Ian page conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 17, 2025 Countertenor Zheng Jiang headlines a Mozart Birthday Concert at Cadogan Hall. The {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Boston Early Music Festival 2025 Review: Octavia

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(Photo: Kathy Wittman) Once every other year, Boston becomes THE city to be in if you are a hardcore early music addict. While many festivals claim to focus on early music, they often stick to the usual crowd-pleasers—Bach, one of the Scarlatti’s, Vivaldi, etc. The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) offers something stronger. Under the leadership of Paul O’Dette and {…}

IndieOpera

Music Before 1800 to Present New Edition of Bach’s ‘Markus Passion’

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Music Before 1800 will present “The Sebastians at Chatham Baroque” on April 13, 2025. The event, set to take place at Corpus Christi Church in New York City, will showcase Bach’s “Markus Passion” with such soloists as actor Joseph Marcell, soprano Pascale Beaudin, countertenor Cody Bowers, tenor James Reese,  and bass Jonathan Woody. Jeffrey Grossman conducts and performs on the {…}

News

Caramoor Festival Announces 2025 Season

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The Caramoor Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here are the vocal performances. Rafael Payare conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Gabriella Reyes, Tamara Mumford, Viktor Antipenko, and Joseph Parrish. Performance Date: June 21, 2025 Telemann’s “Pimpinone & Ino” will be performed by Amanda Forsythe, Danielle Reutter-Harrah, and Christian Immler. The Boston Early Music Festival accompanies. {…}

News

Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Golda Schultz & Barbara Hannigan Lead New York Philharmonic 2025-26 Season

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(Credit: Chris Lee) The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2025-26 season. Here are the vocal performances. Jeannette Sorrell conducts soloists Sonya Headlam and Anthony McGill in a program that includes Mozart and Bologne.  Performance Dates: Oct. 15-21, 2025 Jane Glover conducts Händel’s “Messiah” with Amanda Forsythe, John Holiday, Nicholas Phan, and Kevin Deas. Performance Dates: Dec. 10-13, 2025 Thomas Adès conducts {…}

News

Glasshouse International Centre for Music Unveils The Glasshouse Academy

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The Glasshouse International Centre for Music has released plans for its new education initiative, The Glasshouse Academy. Going into its twentieth year, The Glasshouse is setting ambitious plans in motion to expand access to music learning across the North East. The Glasshouse Academy aims to bring together young people by supporting them from early years through to launching careers in {…}

News

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to Stream Milestone Performances on Classical California

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The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is set to broadcast milestone performances on Classical California this March. Here is a breakdown of the vocal performances that audiences will be able to check out across Southern California on 91.5 FM (Los Angeles + Orange County), 88.5 FM (Palm Springs), 91.1 FM (Thousand Oaks), 93.7 FM (Santa Barbara), and 99.7 FM (San Luis {…}

DVD and CD Releases, News

Theo Hoffman, Vasilisa Berzhanskaya, Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen & Fatma Said Lead New CD/DVD Releases

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Welcome back for this week’s look at the latest CD and DVD releases in the opera world. This week audiences will get to hear ambitious vocal projects that include multiple world premieres, rarities, and homages to historical artists. Schubert/Beatles The New York Festival of Song releases Schubert/Beatles on NYFOS Records featuring baritone Theo Hoffman, pianists Steven Blier and Kunal Lahiry, {…}