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March 2019 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: C.-B. Balbastre, J. Duphly, J.-B....
CLAUDE-BÉNIGNE BALBASTRE (1724 – 1799), JACQUES DUPHLY (1715 – 1789), JEAN-BAPTISTE FORQUERAY (1699 – 1782), JOSEPH-NICOLAS ROYER (circa 1705 – 1755): Le clavecin français: Pièces de clavecin— Adam...
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ARTS IN ACTION: Washington Concert Opera and a world-class cast bringing...
Gioachino Rossini was two weeks from his thirtieth birthday when his opera Zelmira premièred in Naples on 16 February 1822—and, though he would live for another forty-six years, only seven years from...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: A. S. Sullivan & W. S. Gilbert — THE MIKADO (M. Rowe, B....
SIR ARTHUR SEYMOUR SULLIVAN (1842 – 1900) and SIR WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT (1836 – 1911): The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu— Michael Rowe (The Mikado), Brady DelVecchio (Nanki-Poo), Greg Toft (Ko-Ko),...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Claudio Monteverdi — L’INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA (A....
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567 – 1643): L’incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308— Amanda Crider (Poppea), Karim Sulayman (Nerone), Katherine Pracht (Ottavia, La Virtù), Nicholas Tamagna (Ottone), Matthew Treviño...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giuseppe Verdi — FALSTAFF (R. Zeller, C. Blackburn, V....
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Falstaff— Richard Zeller (Sir John Falstaff), Christian J. Blackburn (Ford), Victoria Erickson (Alice Ford), Leanna Crenshaw (Nannetta), Ian DeSmit (Fenton), Tamara Beliy...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Giacomo Puccini — TOSCA (A. LoBianco, S. Quinn, M....
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858 – 1924): Tosca— Alexandra LoBianco (Floria Tosca), Scott Quinn (Mario Cavaradossi), Malcolm MacKenzie (Il barone Scarpia), Sabri Karabudak (Cesare Angelotti), Donald Hartmann (Il...
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April 2019 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: Georg Friedrich Händel — TOTAL ECLIPSE:...
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759): Total Eclipse: Music for Handel’s Tenor— Aaron Sheehan, tenor; Pacific Music Works Orchestra; Stephen Stubbs, lute, guitar, and conductor [Recorded in St. Thomas...
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CD REVIEW: Jean Sibelius — SYMPHONY NO. 1 (Orchestre Métropolitain de...
JEAN SIBELIUS (1865 – 1957): Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Opus 39— Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor [Recorded in Maison symphonique de Montréal, Montréal, Québec,...
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CD REVIEW: Gaetano Donizetti & Giuseppe Verdi — VERDI ● DONIZETTI (Michael...
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848) and GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813 – 1901): Verdi ● Donizetti— Michael Fabiano, tenor; London Voices; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Enrique Mazzola, conductor [Recorded in St....
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CD REVIEW: Richard Wagner & Richard Strauss — LISE DAVIDSEN SINGS WAGNER AND...
RICHARD WAGNER (1813 – 1883) and RICHARD STRAUSS (1864 – 1949): Lise Davidsen sings Wagner and Strauss— Lise Davidsen, soprano; Philharmonia Orchestra; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor [Recorded in Henry...
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June 2019 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: W. Leigh, N. Rorem, V. Kalabis, & M. Nyman...
WALTER LEIGH (1905 – 1945), NED ROREM (born 1923), VIKTOR KALABIS (1923 – 2006), and MICHAEL NYMAN (born 1944): 20th Century Harpsichord Concertos— Jory Vinikour, harpsichord; Chicago Philharmonic;...
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CD REVIEW: Poul Ruders — THE THIRTEENTH CHILD (S. Shafer, T. Mumford, A....
POUL RUDERS (born 1949): The Thirteenth Child— Sarah Shafer (Lyra, Princess of Frohagord), Tamara Mumford (Gertrude, Queen of Frohagord; Ghost of Gertrude), Ashraf Sewailam (Drokan, Regent of Hauven),...
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August 2019 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: Gioachino Rossini — GIOVIN FIAMMA (Levy...
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792 – 1868): Giovin fiamma— Levy Sekgapane, tenor; Münchner Rundfunkorchester; Giacomo Sagripanti, conductor [Recorded in Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio 1, Munich, Germany, 26 February...
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RECORDING REVIEW: Mason Bates — MASS TRANSMISSION (Cappella SF; Delos DE 3573)
MASON BATES (born 1977): Mass Transmission– Choral Works by Mason Bates— Cappella SF; Ragnar Bohlin, Artistic Director [Recorded at St. Ignatius Church and Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California,...
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ARTS IN ACTION: Luck be a Lady - noteworthy rôle début to crown Opera...
Lady of the hour: soprano Othalie Graham, Lady Macbeth in Opera Carolina’s November 2019 production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth[Photograph © by the artist]Io vorrei in Lady una voce aspa, soffocata,...
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September 2019 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: Ludwig van Beethoven — A BEETHOVEN...
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827): A Beethoven Odyssey, Volume Six– Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 in E♭ major (Opus 7), 11 in B♭ major (Opus 22), and 12 in A♭ major (Opus 26) — James Brawn, piano [Recorded in...
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SINGER SPOTLIGHT: Soprano Jodi Burns continues her reign as the Triad’s bel...
Ecco la regina: Soprano Jodi Burns, interpreter of the title rôle in Piedmont Opera’s October 2019 production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda[Photograph © by Jodi Burns]From biblical heroines to...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Gaetano Donizetti — MARIA STUARDA (J. Burns, Y. Lysenko,...
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848): Maria Stuarda— Jodi Burns (Maria Stuarda), Yulia Lysenko (Elisabetta I), Kirk Dougherty (Roberto, Conte di Leicester), Jonathan Hays (Sir Giorgio Talbot), Dan Boye...
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October 2019 RECORDING OF THE MONTH: Gregory Spears — PAUL’S CASE (J....
GREGORY SPEARS (born 1977): Paul’s Case— Jonathan Blalock (Paul), Keith Phares (Father), Melissa Wimbish (History Teacher, Opera Singer 1, Maid 1), Erin Sanzero (Drawing Teacher, Opera Singer 2, Maid...
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PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Johann Strauss II — DIE FLEDERMAUS (T. Beliy, C. Griffin,...
JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825 – 1899): Die Fledermaus [sung in English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin] — Tamara Beliy (Rosalinde), Claire Griffin (Adele), Sean Toso (Alfred), Michael Friedrich...
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