(Credit: Stephanie Berger Photography) Beneath a chandelier of pointed bayonets, watched over by painted portraits of military men posturing in pride, a soprano leggero bounds onstage in a fluffy pink dress. Sometimes lightness feels like an act of tenacity, a bold declaration of self and self-assurance: Juliette’s “Ah! Je veux vivre;” Monet’s water lilies. Such was the case for Liv {…}
The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Philharmonia Orchestra, I Vocalisti, ChorWerk Potsdam, Anna Lapwood, and Kerem Hasan will perform music by Kristina Arakelyan, Hans Zimmer, Max Richter, and Camille Saint-Saëns. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2026 The Ensemble Resonanz, Anna Prohaska, and Enno Poppe will perform works by Benjamin Britten, Claude Vivier, Jean-Philippe {…}
Four centuries after William Shakespeare imagined a night-time forest where desires dissolve into illusions, Benjamin Britten transformed that world into one of the most enigmatic operas of the 20th century. Now the work returns to the stage of Teatro Real in a new production by director Deborah Warner under the baton of conductor Ivor Bolton–a duo that has repeatedly shaped {…}
(Credit: BdPortraits.com) Park Avenue Armory’s 2026 Recital Series is set to continue in the Board of Officers Room on May 28, 2026 and May 30, 2026 with the New York solo recital debut of soprano Liv Redpath. Redpath will perform alongside pianist Harry Rylance for a curated program of French art song titled, “L’illusion et la désillusion” or “L’illusion et {…}
Carnegie Hall has announced its 2026-27 season featuring a star studded lineup. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Jonas Kaufmann opens the season with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in an all-Italian program that includes works by Verdi, Respighi, Cilea, Giordano, and Leoncavallo. Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2026 The Sphinx Virtuosi is joined by J’Nai Bridges for {…}
(Credit: THEGINGERB3ARDMEN) The Park Avenue Armory has announced its 2026 season. Here are the vocal highlights of the season. Liv Redpath makes her New York recital debut with pianist Harry Rylance. The perform works by Debussy, Strauss, Grieg, and Poulenc Performance Dates: May 28 & 30, 2026 Carlo Vistoli and Giulio Zappa perform works by Purcell, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Donizetti, Bellini, {…}
(Photo credit: Artist’s Website) The Orchestra of St. Luke’s announces its 2025-26 Carnegie Hall season. This article only features classical vocal concerts. Liv Redpath, Beth Taylor, Laurence Kilsby, and Alex Rosen perform with the Clarion Choir in Beethoven “Symphony,” No. 9. Raphaël Pichon conducts. Performance Date: November 6, 2025 John Brancy performs in “Barber, Sondheim, and Tunick.” Performance Date: February {…}
The San Diego Symphony will open its 2025–26 season with a performance honoring two of France’s most renowned composers. The showcase, which will be conducted by Music Director Rafael Payare, will feature Debussy’s “L’isle joyeuse,” Caplet’s orchestration of Debussy’s “La boîte à joujoux,” and a semi-staged presentation of Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges.” The latter will be headlined by mezzo-soprano {…}
(Credit: Milagro Elstak) Raphaël Pichon is set to lead the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 6, 2025. The concert, which will be held at the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage, will feature soloists soprano Liv Redpath, mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor, tenor Laurence Kilsby, and bass Alex Rosen. The Clarion Choir under Steven Fox {…}
The Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai has announced its 2025-26 Season. Here are the vocal performances of the season. Thomas Dausgaard and Liv Redpath lead a program of music by Rued Langgaard, Hans Abrahamsen, and Carl Nielsen. Performance Date: Sept. 12, 2025 Andres Orozco-Estrada conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Anke Vondung. Performance Dates: Oct. 9 & 10, 2025 Emmanuel {…}
(Photo credit: Gisela Schenker) L’Auditori presents its 2025-26 season, “Renaixements.” For the purpose of this article only vocal works are included. Beethoven’s “Symphony” No. 9 stars Joyce El-Khoury, Silvia Tro Santafé, Elgan Llyr Thomas, and Davone Tines. They are joined by the Orfeó Català and the Barcelona and National Symphony Orchestra of Catalonia (OBC) under the direction of Ludovic Morlot. {…}