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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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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Pianist Mamora displays his strength, story-telling gifts in Carnegie recital

Pianist Jonathan Mamora performed a recital at Weill Recital Hall Saturday night. The third time was the charm for pianist Jonathan Mamora with the Hilton Head International Piano Competition. In 2011 ...
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The Sebastians celebrate the spooky season with a walk on Baroque’s dark side

Lucy Fitz Gibbon performed cantatas by Handel and Montéclair with The Sebastians Saturday night at Brick Presbyterian Church. Photo: Grace Copeland There were no jack-o-lanterns or skeletons adorning ...
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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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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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A first-rate cast brings the romance and heartache to Met’s “Bohème”

Dmytro Popov as Rodolfo and Ailyn Pérez as Mimì in Puccini’s La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera With over 500 performances, even a crowd-pleasing production like Franco ...
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“Dead Man Walking” powerfully opens Met season, video excess apart

Joyce DiDonato and Ryan McKinny in Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Karen Almond/Met Opera It was a long trek, but Dead Man Walking finally made it the last mile to the ...
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“Fedora” returns to Met after 25 years in a sumptuous, richly sung production

Sonya Yoncheva and Piotr Beczała star in Giordano’s Fedora, which opened at the Metropolitan Opera Saturday night. Photo: Ken Howard / Met Opera Fedora returned to the Metropolitan Opera on New Year’s ...
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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 ...