Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Pretty Yende Lead Philadelphia Orchestra’s 2022-23 Season

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its 2022-23 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances for the season. Nathalie Stutzmann conducts the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir in Purrington Words for Departure, Schoenberg’s Transfigured Night, and Mozart’s Requiem. Performance Dates: Oct. 20-23, 2022 Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Pretty Yende in Xi Ensō’s world premiere, Haydn Cello Concerto in D {…}

Feb 1, 2022

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Featured on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Yannick Nézet-Séguin was featured the Kelly Clarkson Show on Feb. 1, 2022. The conductor went on the show to speak about Florence Price’s music in honor of Black History Month. During the segment, he spoke about the composer and the Grammy-nominated album he did with the Philadelphia Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon. Alongside the conductor students at the Special Music School {…}

Jan 5, 2022

Carnegie Hall Postpones Philadelphia Orchestra’s Concert

The Philadelphia Orchestra has postponed its Jan. 11 performance at Carnegie Hall. The theater noted that due to COVID-related concerns with the orchestra and a large number of singers, the concert will be rescheduled for Feb. 21, 2022. Tickets for the original date will still be honored. The Philadelphia Orchestra was set to be led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with soloists {…}

Dec 4, 2021

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Tosca

On Dec. 2, 2021, the Metropolitan Opera opened this season’s run of Puccini’s “Tosca” with Sir. David McVicar’s production remaining a breathtaking immersion into the unfolding drama, faithfully capturing the Italian setting in a way that celebrates the work’s verismo nature. Under the baton of Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the evening’s cast was comprised of highly-experienced artists who brought their gifts to {…}

Dec 1, 2021

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Live in HD Preview: Erin Morley Stars in ‘Eurydice’

(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Met Opera’s Live in HD series for the 2021-22 season continues on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 with a transmission of “Eurydice.” The broadcast, which kicks off at 12:55 p.m. Eastern time, is conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and stars Erin Morley, Joshua Hopkins, Barry Banks, Jakub Josef Orlinski, and Nathan Berg. Of the opening {…}

Nov 30, 2021

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Withdraws From ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ at Metropolitan Opera

(Credit: Hans van der Woerd) The Metropolitan Opera House has announced that its Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will not be conducting a run of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” in January 2022. Per a press release, Nézet-Séguin will be taking a brief, almost four-week sabbatical from all conducting duties commencing Dec. 19, 2021. “This short break will allow time for {…}

Nov 23, 2021

Metropolitan Opera & Yannick Nézet-Séguin Lead Classical Grammy Nominees

The Grammy nominations have been announced with Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera leading the opera nominations. The nominees for Best Opera Recording included Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” starring Susanna Mälkki, Mika Kares and Szilvia Vörös; Glass’s “Akhnaten” with Karen Kamensek, J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, and Dísella Lárusdóttir; and Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” with Simon Rattle, Sophia Burgos, Lucy {…}

Nov 22, 2021

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Reveals Possible Metropolitan Opera Titles

The Metropolitan Opera is eyeing some operatic rarities for future seasons. In an interview with the New York Times, Yannick Nézet-Séguin talked about potential repertoire he is looking at for the future. He said, “he has his eye on little-done corners of the repertory, he mentioned Gluck, Weber’s ‘Der Freischütz,’ Korngold’s ‘Die Tote Stadt,’ and Ponchielli’s ‘La Gioconda.’ However, the {…}

Nov 12, 2021

Angel Blue, Juan Diego Flórez, Elīna Garanča & Cecilia Bartoli Lead Lucerne Festival’s 2022 Season

The Lucerne Festival in Switzerland has announced its 2022 season featuring a diverse program of works. Here is a look at the vocal performances that the Swiss festival will offer this summer. Riccardo Chailly conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra with Andrè Schuen. The program includes Mahler’s “Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen” and Symphony No. 1 in D major. Performance Dates: August {…}

Aug 24, 2021

Renée Fleming Announces New Album ‘Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene’

Renée Fleming has announced a new album entitled “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene” for Decca Classics The new album will showcase the soprano alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin in by Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Gabriel Fauré, and Reynaldo Hahn. The album also includes premieres of two new commissions from living composers. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts sets “Evening” by the American poet Dorianne {…}

Aug 17, 2021

PBS to Stream ‘Yannick – An Artist’s Journey’ This Fall

(Photo Courtesy of Metropolitan Opera) PBS has announced that it will start broadcasting “Yannick – An Artist’s Journey” on Sept. 3, 2021. The documentary, which focuses on the career of conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin” features performances from “La Traviata” and “Dialogues des Carmélites” as well as a plethora of interviews with such artists as Diana Damrau, Gabriella Reyes, Erin Morley, Matthew {…}

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