Da capo days of summer
San Francisco goes baroque with performances of Handel‘s Alcina, Tolomeo, and Rinaldo.
Dashon Burton
7 pieces since 2015 — in 5 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.
7
pieces
5
roles
2
companies
12
years
Role Araspe
Aryeh ready for a miracle?
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen shows that he’s at the top of a crowded pack of countertenors in two recent New York performances with Philharmonia Baroque.
Role bass
Trapped
What happens when you attend a performance and it doesn’t engage you?
Role bass-baritone
Final chorus
The news of Nicholas McGegan’s retirement came as quite a shock to me.
Role Don Fernando
On the party platform
Don’t expect any sweeping statements from Franz Welser-Möst ‘s polished, if dramatically inert, Fidelio.
Role Ghost of Samuel
Isn’t it necromantic?
St. Paul’s Chapel is the perfect site for Saul, Handel’s finest dramatic oratorio.
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).