Nailin’ the coughin’
Rosa Feola, still scheduled for a run of performances as Violetta in New York this spring, is the subject of this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag.
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A favorite art song performance from Erika Baikoff
What I love most about Sergei Rachmaninoff‘s “Lilacs” is how beautifully it captures the quiet intimacy at the heart of art song.
By Erika Baikoff
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I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Streamed April 21, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Dodging a bullet
Dull conducting makes Der Freischütz miss its mark at Carnegie Hall.
A favorite art song performance from Last Castrato
Rosa Ponselle is the singer who had it all.
By Last Castrato
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Broadcast
Eugene Onegin / Metropolitan Opera
Asmik Grigorian and IIurii Samoilov lead a live opening night broadcast from New York
Streamed April 20, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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A favorite art song performance from Armerjacquino
“Du bist die ruh” was one of the first art songs I ever knew.
By Armerjacquino
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Broadcast
The Death of Klinghoffer / Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
A live broadcast from the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Streamed April 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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A favorite art song performance from Emma Hoffman
Respighi‘s liriche can be as colorful, poetic, and downright lovely as any selection from other art song traditions. Case in point: Rosa Feola‘s recording of the first song from Quattro rispetti toscani.
Broadcast
Innocence / Metropolitan Opera
Kaija Saariaho's final opera in a live broadcast from New York
Streamed April 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Music to heal the hurt
Ten years since the death of countertenor Brian Asawa, Charles Stanton remembers his friend and corrects the record on his untimely passing.
By Charles Stanton
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Two favorite art song performances from Julia Bullock
This task feels near impossible, as I listen to a LOT of art song singers on repeat, across decades and continents (from piano to orchestral works) — mostly for pleasure, but also for study.
By Julia Bullock
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Northern lights
SoCal goes Scandi in two recent concerts, with one featuring an appearance by Lise Davidsen.
A favorite art song performance from CKurwenal
I listen to about as much art song as I do opera and could have filled every day of April with favorite selections.
By CKurwenal
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Bach to Bach
An invigorating double bill at the San Francisco Symphony challenges how Bach “should” be performed.
A favorite art song performance from Moe Rear
This performance of Poulenc‘s “Les Chemins de l’amour” is a gem.
By Moe Rear
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Streamed April 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Landing the plane
With Nixon, Klinghoffer, and Andris Nelsons on the mind, Parterre Box offers a recording of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s recent John Adams outing.
A favorite art song performance from Peter
A very haunting Hugo Wolf song sung exquisitely here by Arleen Auger.
By Peter
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That time of evening
Golda Schultz soldiers through illness at the New York Philharmonic.
Heaven, here within my heart
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra explores love and death in an intense, intelligent program featuring soprano Corinne Winters.
A favorite art song performance from TildyDiva
I had heard the renowned Dutch soprano on recordings and was an admirer of hers. I was unprepared, however, for such a truly memorable evening.
By TildyDiva
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Rose to the occasion
The embattled Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra bring Adams and Dvorák to Carnegie Hall.