The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Classical Music.
The programming for Rafael Payare's first season as the San Diego Symphony's music director and conductor anticipates next year's celebration of the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth.
Auspicious debuts seem to be in the air in NYC this fall.
Composer Jean-Féry Rebel was something of a rebel (sorry could not resist) in late 17th and early 18th century France for his use of unusual often dissonant harmony.
Rafael Payare's honeymoon with the San Diego symphony orchestra has barely begun, but I'm ready to predict a long and happy marriage.
The magic of the WNO's THE MAGIC FLUTE is that it is captivating for all ages and a tempting proposition for first-timers and opera-buffs alike.
An delightful evening of great music and learning was presented at the Italian Academy at Columbia University.
a?oeDouble, double, toil and troublea?? has made its way to His Majesty's Theatre, but instead of this famous line being spoken by the usual three witches, it (or an approximation of it) is sung in Italian by eighteen classically trained witches.
The San Diego Opera's AIDA served Verdi's marvelous score without the usual extravagant sets and throngs of spear-carrying tunic led Egyptian soldiers.
A Baroque composer, albeit the most important of his time (or of all time, as many are of the opinion) on the same program as a Romantic composer, one of the plethora of musical innovators of the 19th century? How could such music possibly be of interest?
On Monday October 14, 2019, Arizona Opera and its Valley Friends presented a concert of arias by the Marion Roose Pullin Studio Artists at the Mon Orchid Gallery, a small hall with excellent, if somewhat live, acoustics.
THE ATHENS PHILHARMONIC 'MAHLER 2ND' at Carnegie Hall
It's an exciting time for San Diego classical-music lovers.
Birgit Nilsson, one of the greatest Turandots of our time, was fond of saying that Wagner made her famous but TURANDOT made her rich.
Opening Night at the Metropolitan Opera! The very words tingle with palpable electricity and anticipation.
Prom 50 featured the Orchestre de Paris playing three pieces: Robert Schumann's Genoveva-overture, Jörg Widmann's Babylon Suite, and Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.
A soldier gone to a far off war, absent for years.
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted an evening of music where emotion overrode pristine beauty.
Union Avenue Opera is on a roll! Two homers in a row! First their sublime Candide, and now an equally fine production of Puccini's La bohème.
The fifth season of Summer Evenings during the 2019 Mostly Mozart Festival presented 3 delightful concerts, featuring soloists Anthony McGill, clarinet, and Sharon Isbin, guitar.
*****#JakubHrusa builds a wondrous labyrinth of melodies with @bambergsymphony and @JoshuaBellMusic in the original #BohemianRhapsody @BBCProms
Twenty-five years ago in Grand Rapids, the Van Andel Arena still was on the drawing board.
Every so often, a production comes around that leaves you pondering about the show when it is done.
Run, don't walk, to see the brilliant CANDIDE at the Union Avenue Opera in St.
On June 29, Santa Fe Opera presented its second production of the 2019 season, a revival of Georges Bizet's exotic THE PEARL FISHERS.
Some people think everything happens in life for a reason.
|
Grand Choral Opening: War & Requiem Church of the Ascension (10/29-10/29) |
|
Carnegie Hall Presents: Santiago Cañón-Valencia and Victor Santiago Asuncion Carnegie Hall (11/10-11/10) |
|
New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis New York Festival of Song: First-Name Basis (10/20-10/20) |
|
American Composers Orchestra: New Virtuoso: Low End Theory at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (3/18-3/18) |
|
NYFOS Next: This Now Naked Life The Theater at 150 W 17th Street (11/15-11/15) |
|
American Composers Orchestra: Hello, America: We Gather Here at Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall (10/27-10/27) |
