Ben Bliss, Carlo Vistoli, Liv Redpath & Deepa Johnny Highlight Park Avenue Armory’s 2026 Season

(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, {…}

Sep 23, 2025

Pene Pati to Make North American Debut at Park Avenue Armory

Pene Pati is set to make his North American Solo recital debut at the Park Avenue Armory. The recital will take place on Sept. 24 and 26 and will feature works by Gabriel Fauré, Henri Duparc, Lili Boulanger, Roger Quilter, Benjamin Britten, and Richard Strauss. Ronny Muchael Greenberg will accompany at the piano. Pati is the first Samoan tenor to {…}

Jul 18, 2025

Erin Morley, Leah Hawkins, Barbara Hannigan, Karim Sulayman, Konstantin Krimmel Lead Park Avenue Armory & WQXR Recital Series Broadcasts

The Park Avenue Armory will broadcast its recital series this August in collaboration with WQXR. The first concert to be broadcast is “C’es ainsi que tu es,” a recital featuring Leah Hawkins and pianist Kevin Miller as they take on works by Jasmine Barnes, Ashbourne, Poulenc, Jorell Williams, Lili Boulanger, Joel Thompson, and Eden Abhez. Broadcast Date: August 9, 2025 Then {…}

Jan 22, 2025

Konstantin Krimmel to Present Recital at Park Avenue Armory

Baritone Konstantin Krimmel is set to present a recital at Park Avenue Armory. Krimmel makes his North American recital debut with pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz in a program of lieder inspired by their recent album “Mythos.” The album includes music by Schubert and Loewe and a song cycle by Vaughan Williams. The baritone received his first musical training with the St. Georgs {…}

Nov 19, 2024

Erin Morley, Pene Pati & Konstantin Krimmel Lead Park Avenue Armory’s 2025 Season

The Park Avenue Armory has announced its 2025 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Konstantin Krimmel and Ammiel Bushakevitz lead a program of music by Schubert, Loewe, and Vaughan Williams. Performance Dates: Feb. 22 & 24, 2025 Erin Morley and Gerald Martin Moore lead a program of music by Schumann, Berg, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Ricky Ian Gordon. {…}

Jul 12, 2024

Barbara Hannigan, Karim Sulayman & Leah Hawkins Lead Park Avenue Armory’s 2024 Fall Season

The Park Avenue Armory has announced its fall 2024 recital series. The season opens with Beverly Sills Award-winning soprano Leah Hawkins with pianist Kevin Miller exploring her personal journey of self-acceptance and identity. They will perform works by Poulenc and Lili Boulanger as well as a collection of folk songs from various cultures. Performance Dates: Sept. 13 & 15, 2024 Tenor Karim {…}

Mar 3, 2024

Park Avenue Armory & Asia Society Present ‘Shall We Gather at the River’

Park Avenue Armory, in co-commission with Asia Society, will present the world premiere of “Shall We Gather at the River” on May 21, 2024. The showcase is a musical call to action against climate change that features Black American Spirituals and Bach Cantatas. The performance is staged by Peter Sellars and features performances by Oxford Bach Soloists, Choir of Trinity {…}

Sep 28, 2023

Park Avenue Armory 2023-24 Review: Doppelgänger

(Credit: Monika Ritterhaus) Jonas Kaufmann has been to New York over the past few years, mainly to do concert performances at Carnegie Hall. But the last time that the tenor was in New York to do a full-blown theatrical production was five years ago when he headlined a brief stint of performances of “La Fanciulla del West” at the Met {…}

Sep 23, 2023

Doppelgänger – Claus Guth on Finding Inspiration in Park Avenue Armory, Jonas Kaufmann & Schubert’s ‘Genius’

It’s late September in New York and a major European director is staging a unique new work at a historic venue. And it stars Jonas Kaufmann, making his return to the Big Apple for the first time in two years. Described by director Claus Guth as a “highly emotional trip” in a recent interview with OperaWire, “Doppelgänger” is gracing the {…}

Aug 25, 2023

Julia Bullock Returns to Park Avenue Armory

Julia Bullock is set to return to the Park Avenue Armory on Sept. 11 and 13, 2023. Bullock is set to perform alongside pianist John Arida in a recital that includes music by Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, Connie Converse, Luciano Berio, Gioachino Rossini, John Cage, Pat Castleton/Spencer Williams Cora “Lovie” Austin/Alberta Hunter, Cora “Lovie” Austin, Billie Holiday/Sonny White, Nina Simone/Weldon, Nina Simone, {…}

May 31, 2023

Jonas Kaufmann Stars in Park Avenue Armory’s ‘Doppelganger’

Jonas Kaufmann will return to New York this September in the world premiere of “Doppelganger” at the Park Avenue Armory. The Armory Commission will reimagine Franz Schubert’s rarely staged song cycle “Schwanengesang” as a multi-dimensional theatrical performance directed by Claus Guth. Kaufmann will be joined by pianist Helmut Deutsch and both will break the conventions of traditional classical performance with an evocative soundscape composed {…}

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