The Philadelphia Orchestra’s opening night concert, for better or worse, was not a gala evening starring Plácido Domingo.
“Trove Thursday” turns to a quintet of baritone/bass voices: Matthias Goerne, Simon Keenlyside, Georg Nigl, Thomas Quasthoff and René Pape performing works by Pfitzner, Sibelius, Adams, Martin and Schubert.
With the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Candide, they saved the best (of all possible worlds) for last.
Christian Thielemann is widely regarded as our time’s preeminent master of the Austro-German symphonic ensemble.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s “Music of Faith” with the Philadelphia Orchestra was a sensational concert, perhaps the best I’ve heard in more than a season.
Philadelphia is a city famous for its musical institutions—so, of course, at this time of year Messiah performances abound.
French conductor Emmanuelle Haïm debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra this weekend, leading performances of Handel and Purcell.
August on “Trove Thursday” begins with Midsummer Mezzo Madness featuring a sterling quartet of lower-voiced ladies
Though orchestrally lavish, this “semi-staging” delivers less theater than no staging at all.
“Trove Thursday” presents a live Tristan 2 concert featuring one of my favorite dramatic sopranos. Gertrude Grob-Prandl.
One of the greats of classical music, Franz Joseph Haydn was a bit of an “also-ran” as an opera composer.
Endlessly extricating her from existing contracts then negotiating new ones must make being Sonya Yoncheva’s manager the hardest job in the music business.
Due to a small hiccup in scheduling at Casa della Cieca, this week you get two uploads!
“Trove Maundy Thursday” offers a recent un-HIP version of Handel’s Messiah.
William Christie’s Les Arts Florissants made a much-anticipated appearance at Lincoln Center’s White Light Festival Saturday performing Theodora.
After listening to “Stella di Napoli,” her mightily impressive new CD
of rare bel canto arias just released by Erato, I felt many of the old sparks reigniting.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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