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Superb singing in “Rigoletto” highlights return of Met’s Weimar Verdi
With his dark, resonant bass voice and sinister demeanor, Soloman Howard made an impact as Sparafucile. In his first ...
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Met’s “Tales of Hoffmann” offers dark Romanticism and a feast of female voices
Romantic tenors from Gedda and Domingo to Alagna have sought a vehicle in Hoffmann, but Saturday found Benjamin Bernheim in ...
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Parlando opens season with music of the night
The chamber orchestra Parlando, led and fronted by conductor Ian Niederhoffer, who doesn’t just beat time and cue instruments ...
New York Classical Review7d
Tesori’s “Grounded” scores a dark triumph in Met season opener
Emily D’Angelo stars as Jess in Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera “If Odysseus came home every day,” sings fighter pilot Jess to her husband in Jeanine ...
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Kurzak brings fresh vocal richness to Met’s “Tosca”
Tosca returned to the Met on Wednesday evening capping off a trio of performances which included the company premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded and Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann to launch the ...
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A romantic Roman holiday opens season for Music Before 1800
Soprano Amanda Forsythe performed with Pacific MusicWorks Sunday at Riverside Church. Music Before 1800 launched its 50th anniversary season with “From Rome with Love” on Sunday at Riverside Church.