New York City Master Chorale Announces New Artistic Director

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The New York City Master Chorale has appointed Dr. David Recca as its new Artistic Director. He is scheduled to begin his duties with the opening of the delayed season of the group’s 15th anniversary. Recca is an award-winning conductor, educator, pianist, singer, with a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from the Yale School of Music. He has {…}

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Kent Tritle to Lead Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ At St. John the Divine in NYC

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(Image provided by Rubenstein Communications, Inc. ) The Cathedral Choir and Ensemble 1047 are set to perform Bach’s St. John Passion at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on March 31, 2020. The performance will be led by Kent Tritle who has been a champion of the work. He will feature Andrew Fuchs, Joseph Beutel, Amy Justman, Kirsten Sollek, {…}

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Amanda Forsythe Headlines Orchestra of St. Luke’s Bach Festival

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The Orchestra of St. Luke’s has announced its second Bach Festival, which is set to take place throughout June 2020 and will feature performances at a wide range of locations in New York City. For the purposes of this article, the focus will be on vocal performances of which there is only one. The performance in question is entitled “Bach {…}

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Dusty Francis Named Artistic Director Of New York City Master Chorale

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Dusty Francis has been selected as the Artistic Director of the New York City Master Chorale (NYCMC). Francis, who joined the organization in 2014 as Assistant Conductor, most recently took the podium as Principal Conductor in the organization’s December 2018 concert, “Messiah Reimagined.” He has performed in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Cathedral of Saint {…}

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Seattle Symphony Orchestra 2018-19 Review: Bach Mass in B-Minor

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If you’ve never attended a performance of the Mass in B-Minor, its reputation as one of the greatest works of art in the history of Western civilization can be a little intimidating, and it sets a pretty high bar, even for Mr. Bach. Though I know the work moderately well from recordings, last Thursday night, March 14, 2019, was my {…}

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New York City Opera 2017-18 Review – Il Pigmalione and Pigmalion: An Unusual & Exciting Double-Bill

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One thing I can say, with assurance, about the newly revived New York City Opera’s programming is…that it is anything but the expected. Productions such as the recent “Delores Claiborne” and “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” all reviewed by me for Operawire, could not have been more different. But they all share an excitement and vision that is breathing new, creative {…}

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New Orleans Opera 2017-18 Review – Orpheus in the Underworld: Laughs Aplenty in Offenbach’s Satire That Spares Nobody

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It’s always a welcome sight when companies stage works that are underappreciated and lesser known. It’s also risky because such unfamiliarity can result in smaller audiences who would be more willing to come out for works that are more recognizable. With that in mind, it was admirable for New Orleans Opera to present Jacques Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” last {…}

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A Whole Universe – Joe Davies on Performing Mahler’s ‘Symphony No. 8’ With the Leamington Sinfonia Orchestra

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(Photo: Chris Tribble) “Try to imagine the whole universe beginning to ring and resound. There are no longer human voices, but planets and suns revolving” wrote Gustav Mahler, commenting on his 8th Symphony. On 16th May, the majestic, (if not suitably astronomical), Coventry Cathedral hosted a remarkable and rarely performed work that received a rapturous reception at its cessation, much {…}

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Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025-26 Review: Götterdämmerung

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(Photo Credit: Bernd Uhlig) After a disappointing “Die Walküre” and a terrible “Siegfried,” my hopes for a stimulating ending of Stefan Herheim’s production of Deutsche Oper Berlin’s “Ring” were near non-existent. Fortunately, life is full of surprises; what started as a provocative, irreverent take on Wagner’s tetralogy in a first-rate staging of “Das Rheingold” and deteriorated into tedious attempts at {…}

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New York City Master Chorale Announces New Artistic Director

Kent Tritle to Lead Bach’s ‘St. John Passion’ At St. John the Divine in NYC

Amanda Forsythe Headlines Orchestra of St. Luke’s Bach Festival

Dusty Francis Named Artistic Director Of New York City Master Chorale

Seattle Symphony Orchestra 2018-19 Review: Bach Mass in B-Minor

New York City Opera 2017-18 Review – Il Pigmalione and Pigmalion: An Unusual & Exciting Double-Bill

New Orleans Opera 2017-18 Review – Orpheus in the Underworld: Laughs Aplenty in Offenbach’s Satire That Spares Nobody

A Whole Universe – Joe Davies on Performing Mahler’s ‘Symphony No. 8’ With the Leamington Sinfonia Orchestra

Deutsche Oper Berlin 2025-26 Review: Götterdämmerung