Susanna Phillips

Music Academy Announces 75th Anniversary Season

The Music Academy of the West celebrates its milestone 75th anniversary season with eight weeks of live events at its picturesque Miraflores campus and throughout scenic Santa Barbara, California this summer (June 15–Aug 6).

BWW Review: ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPRING CONCERT at Carnegie Hall

Bible stories are not always the easiest to listen to, and sometimes have the net effect of putting the listener to sleep. When Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was inspired to write about the life of the prophet Elijah, however, he took the story to the next level

Boston Baroque Celebrates 50th Anniversary Season

Boston Baroque will celebrate its 50th Anniversary Season with both concerts and events at NEC's Jordan Hall, GBH's Calderwood Studio, and on the global streaming platform IDAGIO. The season, led by founding Music Director Martin Pearlman, includes a return to Handel's Messiah and Bach's masterpiece, the B minor Mass, Mozart's “Jupiter” Symphony, and a much-anticipated new production of Gluck's opera Iphigénie en Tauride starring soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer and tenor William Burden.

Baritone Will Liverman Wins The Metropolitan Opera's 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award

The Metropolitan Opera has named baritone Will Liverman the winner of the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers.

Music Academy Of The West Announces 75th Anniversary Summer Festival

The Music Academy has revealed its ambitious plans for the 75th Anniversary Summer Festival. This milestone year has been propelled by three sold-out concerts by the London Symphony Orchestra in March and three Competition Winners recitals in April.

Winners Announced For Oratorio Society Of New York's 45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition

The Oratorio Society of New York announces the winners of its 45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals held on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1:30pm at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Winners Announced For 45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert

The Oratorio Society of New York has announced the winners of its 45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals held on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1:30pm at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.

Oratorio Society Of New York Presents Mendelssohn's ELIJAH, May 9 At Carnegie Hall

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, presents Mendelssohn's iconic Elijah on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 8:00pm at Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. Featured artists include soprano Susanna Phillips, mezzo-soprano Lucia Bradford, tenor Isaiah Bell, baritone Justin Austin, treble Zachary Whalen, and the Orchestra of the Society, with Kent Tritle conducting.

Oratorio Society Of New York Presents The 45th Annual Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals At Carnegie Hall

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, is presenting the 45th Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition Finals Concert at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 1:30pm.

Music Academy Of The West Celebrates Its 75th Anniversary With Flagship Programs

The Music Academy of the West looks boldly to the future in this milestone year. Programming has expanded year-round for community, fellows, and alumni. Classically trained musicians are provided opportunities to unleash their creativity and connect with audiences onstage and offstage.

VIDEO: Get A First Look At DON GIOVANNI at The Met Opera

Baritone Peter Mattei and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni star as opera's most notorious seducer in Mozart's masterpiece of dark comedy. Cornelius Meister makes his Met debut conducting performances that also include sopranos Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Guanqun Yu as Donna Anna, sopranos Federica Lombardi and Susanna Phillips as Donna Elvira, and basses Ildar Abdrazakov and Adam Plachetka as Leporello. 

VIDEO: Nico Muhly and Isabel Leonard on MARNIE

In the video below, composer Nico Muhly and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard discuss Marnie during intermission of the La Fanciulla del West Live in HD broadcast, with host Susanna Phillips..

VIDEO: Jonas Kaufmann on La Fanciulla del West

In the video below watch as Jonas Kaufmann discusses his role with host Susanna Phillips during the October 27 Live in HD transmission.

VIDEO: Preview THE MET LIVE IN HD 2017-18 Season

Tickets go on sale today for the Met's Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning Live in HD series' 2017-18 season, which begins on October 7 with the company's new production of Bellini's Norma.

A new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s New Year's Eve classic, the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus, will open at the Met tonight, December 31, with two Broadway stars appearing. Check out the excerpt from Act II of Johann Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus' with Jane Archibald (Adele), Anthony Roth Costanzo (Orlofsky), Christopher Maltman (Eisenstein).

A new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s New Year's Eve classic, the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus, will open at the Met tonight, December 31, with two Broadway stars appearing. Check out the excerpt from the Act I trio of Johann Strauss's 'Die Fledermaus.'

A new production of Johann Strauss Jr.'s New Year's Eve classic, the comedic operetta Die Fledermaus, will open at the Met on December 31, with two Broadway stars appearing. Check out a preview video below!

Music Director James Levine returns to the Met podium after a two-year absence, greeted by a standing ovation to conducts Mozart's 'Così fan tutte' on September 24, 2013. Check out the video below!