The Talk of the Town
Next season I’m excited for Il pirata
I’m overdue for some bel canto and WCO has historically done it well.
September 11, 2026
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Recording Reviews
Five characters in search of an interpreter
In Lise Davidsen‘s new album Lise Davidsen: Verdi, which drops tomorrow, the singing is thrilling but the interpretations are limp.
September 10, 2026
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Grand Tier Grab Bag
Mi pare sentire odor di femmina
Parterre Box offers an (almost) comprehensive introduction to the sopranos headlining Mozart productions in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco this fall.
September 9, 2026
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The Talk of the Town
Next season I’m excited for Alessandro
This season marks the third annual visit of The English Concert to American shores, this time with a production of Handel’s Alessandro.
September 9, 2026
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Performance Reviews
Showing yourself out
In eclectic productions of Carmen, Ariadne auf Naxos, and Così fan tutte in Salzburg, A.J. Goldmann finds vindication for Markus Hinterhaüser at the end of the intendant’s final Festival.
September 8, 2026
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The Talk of the Town
Next season I’m excited for Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders’s unforgettable novel about the greatest sorrow known to humankind—surviving the loss of a child and letting go—work as sung theater by Missy Mazzoli.
September 7, 2026
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