The poetry is in the pity The poetry is in the pity

Klaus Mäkelä unexpectedly joins the foray for The Cleveland Orchestra‘s performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.

By April 30, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Dashed hopes Dashed hopes

Joyce DiDonato makes the most of Kevin Puts‘s trite new Emily Dickinson monodrama.

By February 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Dad, I’m seria Dad, I’m seria

Sir Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra strike (almost) all the right notes in their new recording of Mozart’s Idomeneo.

By January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Katya, later Katya, later

Leos Janácek’s rise to international prominence as a Titan of music was dovetailed by a cluster of profoundly original operas that were written during his extraordinary autumnal years.

By February 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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Every snarl and shimmer Every snarl and shimmer

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra reigned supreme at the opening night of Wozzeck on Friday evening, rendering every snarl and shimmer of Berg’s score with gripping intensity.

By December 28, 2019 at 12:04 AM
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Their sound is gone out into all lands Their sound is gone out into all lands

“Trove Maundy Thursday” offers a recent un-HIP version of Handel’s Messiah.

By April 13, 2017 at 8:00 AM
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Martyr system Martyr system

William Christie’s Les Arts Florissants made a much-anticipated appearance at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival Saturday performing Theodora.

By November 02, 2015 at 11:00 AM
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