Review: Top Singing and Tap Dancing Highlight Richard Tucker Awards Gala
As usual, the gala concert of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation started off with an interloper from the golden age of opera: Richard Tucker himself, singing Mascagni’s “Addio alla Madre” from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. A tough act to follow for those singing live at Carnegie Hall, but happily no one seemed daunted by it. That doesn’t mean everything went smoothly at the gala concert, which is par for the course of the annual event. Despite the prestige of the Richard Tucker Awards, the world doesn’t stop when the Tucker Foundation comes a calling.
New York Festival Of Song Presents GRACIAS A LA VIDA
New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, continues its Mainstage season with Gracias a la vida, a musical tour of South America, with songs from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile, on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. at Merkin Hall.
New Philharmonia Announces 2023-24 Season TRIED, TRUE AND NEW!
The New Philharmonia Orchestra announces its 2023-24 season, 'Tried, True and New!' Three different programs will be performed at Newton's Grace Episcopal Church. Featuring Beethoven, Sibelius, Copland, Rachmaninoff, and new works by New Phil members.