On the party platform On the party platform

Don’t expect any sweeping statements from Franz Welser-Möst ‘s polished, if dramatically inert, Fidelio.

By May 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Hercules conquers Carnegie Hercules conquers Carnegie

William Guanbo Su and Ann Hallenberg are compelling in The English Concert’s presentation of Handel‘s Hercules at Carnegie Hall.

By March 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Here, there, and everywhere Here, there, and everywhere

David Fox and Dan Johnson report on Yannick Nézet-Seguin‘s recent performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Philadelphia and New York.

By David Fox and Dan Johnson March 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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For my next trick For my next trick

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra under conductor Stéphane Denève plays up the schtick in a concert performance of The Magic Flute – and obscures Mozart’s magic in the process.

By February 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Mother is mothering Mother is mothering

Marina Rebeka comes tantalizingly close to triumph in Cherubini’s Médée at Théâtre des Champs Elysées.

By February 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Look to your laurels Look to your laurels

A Strauss rarity receives a ravishing concert performance at Seattle Opera.

By January 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a Damnation Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a Damnation

The Met press office has just confirmed that the company’s 2020 revival of La Damnation de Faust has been converted into four concert performances January 25 – February 8.

By June 07, 2019 at 1:35 PM
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