Faith in their hands shall snap in two Faith in their hands shall snap in two

Franz Welser-Möst leads a rigorous, if emotionally staid, performance of Verdi‘s Requiem at Carnegie Hall. 

I wanna be the one to walk in the sun I wanna be the one to walk in the sun

Two recent Paminas feature in concerts at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.

Swing and miss Swing and miss

The oddball pairing of Bernie Williams and Jonathan Tetelman doesn’t quite knock it out of the park at Carnegie Hall.

O stars of wonder, stars of night O stars of wonder, stars of night

A starry (and potentially annual) Christmas gala lights up Carnegie Hall.

Mezzo in the dark Mezzo in the dark

It is a physical pleasure to hear Kate Lindsey at close quarters.

Big time sensuality Big time sensuality

Barbara Strozzi links two sensuous programs by L’Arpeggiata and Catapult Opera. 

Up the creek and over the hill Up the creek and over the hill

Matthias Goerne‘s Die schöne Müllerin at Carnegie Hall offers a hoary and excessive collection of mannerisms and vocal tics that served the artist more than the music itself.

New world charm New world charm

The Met Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin surges into summer with a mixed program at Carnegie Hall

Strawberry blonde forever Strawberry blonde forever

The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble’s Das Lied von der Erde skirts the sublime at Carnegie Hall

Aged in oak Aged in oak

When the birthdays start to pile up in the double digits in big round numbers, you start to examine your past and review what you have done with your life.

Les Arts Florissants Les Arts Florissants

William Christie curates an evening of French Baroque music in a live broadcast from Carnegie Hall.