Review: Davidsen Goes Out with a Bang in Beethoven’s FIDELIO Under Malkki
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 6, 2025
Political prisoner is rescued from dungeon by his faithful wife, only to find that she’s pregnant!
Shocking! Not really: Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, who’s shown she indispensable in roles from Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES to Strauss’s ARIADNE AUF NAXOS starts her maternity leave at the end of her Met run of Beethoven’s only opera, FIDELIO, on March 15. She’s proven a fearless singer but in this week’s opening of the Beethoven work, as Leonore, she also showed herself a game actor.
Orchestra Of St. Luke's Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2024-25
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024
Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an ambitious 2024-25 season featuring 13 performances at Carnegie Hall, including a series in each of Carnegie’s three halls, and innovative presentations of contemporary music and world premieres both at the orchestra’s home, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and with partners in all five boroughs.
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Comes to the Royal Opera in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024
David McVicar will return to direct his glorious 2006 production of The Marriage of Figaro at The Royal Opera from 2-15 September, with a live broadcast to cinemas on 10 September and encore screenings on 15 September.
Review: What the Hades " the Met Brings Back Morris's Lovely ORFEO with Costanzo
by Richard Sasanow - May 19, 2024
Considering all the productions in the Met’s repertoire that have been conceived (or, perhaps more justly, concocted) by directors from other media who don’t seem to understand or like opera, Mark Morris is a gem. So is his concept for Gluck’s ORFEO ED EURIDICE, the myth of a man who is permitted to go to the land of the dead to retrieve his beloved wife, which was seen in a revival that opened the other night with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo and soprano Ying Fang in the title roles.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Will Embark on Tour of Canada
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2024
Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead The Philadelphia Orchestra on a Tour of Canada—their first trip together to his home country—plus two concerts in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 17–21, 2024.