Michael Spyres talks to Kevin Ng about his winding path as a baritenor, which composer he wants to conquer next, and how he makes Wagner work in his voice — and in his native Ozarks.
Klaus Mäkelä unexpectedly joins the foray for The Cleveland Orchestra's performances of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem.
0118 – Christian Van Horn as Bluebeard and Karen Cargill as Judith in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Bluebeard’s Castle, 2026. Conductor Johannes Debus, original director Robert Lepage, revival director François Racine, set and costume designer Michael Levine, lighting designer Robert Thomson, and media effects designer Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy. Photo: Michael Cooper
Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung at Canadian Opera Company deliver on fine performances even if Robert Lepage's production skimps on horror.
Barbara Hannigan conducts the New York Philharmonic performing R. Strauss "Metamorphosen" and Poulenc "La Voix humanine" at David Geffen Hall / Photo by Chris Lee
Barbara Hannigan mesmerizes as both a brilliant vocalist and a proficient opera conductor in a double bill of Strauss and La voix humaine with the New York Philharmonic.
I realize Igor Gorin did not sing much Verdi except for a few Papa Germonts, yet this performance of the famous baritone aria from Attila I claim is well-night perfect singing.
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