New York Classical Review

With Leonard’s star power, Met staging delivers a “Carmen” for our times

With mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard in the title role of this revival, which opened Tuesday night, that impression was ...
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Piece by “Squid Game” composer lifts routine outing from Seoul Philharmonic

The single exception was the opening Inferno from Jae-Il. At his core a jazz musician, Il is known for his scores to the ...
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Pianist Mamora displays his strength, story-telling gifts in Carnegie recital

For an encore, Mamora returned to Liszt, whose two monumental works were the pillars of the recital. He played “Italie” from ...
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Met’s beloved “Bohème” opens with youthful appeal, vocal richness

Freddie De Tommaso and Juliana Grigoryan star in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond/Met Opera La Bohème returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday evening.
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Morley, Brownlee spark the fireworks in Met’s “La fille” as Graham anchors the evening

The Laurent Pelly production of Donizetti’s La fille du regiment returned to the Metropolitan Opera Friday night with two ...
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A discerning program and superb singing highlight Musica Sacra concert

There have been many stylistic periods in classical music history, but across one thousand-plus years there have been only ...
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The Orchestra Now recalls forgotten composers from a turbulent era

The Orchestra Now, conducted by Zachary Schwartzman with tenor Ryan Michki, will perform music by Richard Strauss, Vaughan ...
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Sierra and Villazón shine brightly in Met’s new “Sonnambula”

Nadine Sierra stars as Amina in Bellini’s La Sonnambula at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera For such a famous opera, a vehicle for some of the great modern divas, La Sonnambula ...
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“11,000 Strings” a sonic spectacular that fails to touch the heart

The title 11,000 Strings promises something grand, and indeed Georg Friedrich Haas’ piece is large-scale in physical scope, duration, and ambition. This is a piece for 50 pianos (the 11,000 strings) ...
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Met’s “Kavalier & Clay” mixes stunning production with largely lightweight music

Andrzej Filończyk (left) and Myles Mykkanen in Mason Bates’ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Evan Zimmerman / Met Opera The best works of art, in any medium, ...
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Opera worlds collide and a few survive at Lincoln Center

The big event at Lincoln Center this summer is the Run Amoc* festival, produced by the American Modern Opera Company. More than opera, the festival will cover instrumental performances and dance ...