Tenor Pati makes an ardent Met debut in “Rigoletto”
Jan 7, 2025 · Verdi’s Rigoletto returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Monday with a fresh cast under the baton of Daniele Callegari.The performance featured the house debut of tenor Pene Pati as the Duke of Mantua. The role has been his calling card in opera houses worldwide, and it is easy to see why from this performance.
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Conrad Tao is one of the most compelling musicians on the classical scene. A talented pianist and composer, he also has the creative restlessness that is vital to classical music, a combination of curiosity for what lies at the edges of the tradition, and a desire to not just improve his technique but learn new ways to play and make music.
Kutasi’s Amneris provides the highlights in Met’s uneven ...
Jan 1, 2025 · As the fedora-hatted archaeologist was lowered into the Egyptian temple to begin the Metropolitan Opera’s performance of Verdi’s Aida Tuesday night, he took a tumble while disengaging from his rope.. That was only the first misstep in a new production that already had the misfortune to follow a legend, and then came up with few reasons to do so.
Met’s “Tales of Hoffmann” offers dark Romanticism and a feast of …
Sep 29, 2024 · The undertone of Gothic horror in Act I bloomed forth in Act II, as the failing heroine Antonia, overprotected by her father Crespel and manipulated by the cunning fraud Doctor Miracle, was forbidden to sing for reasons of health.
A starry cast breathes fresh, convivial life into Met’s “Bohème”
Jan 12, 2025 · There is something comforting about revisiting Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème during the winter at the Metropolitan Opera—it feels as cyclical and heartwarming as the fresh, fleeting flowers Mimì sings of in her introductory aria.. Like the things Mimì cherishes—sweet, charming, and full of dreams and wonder—Saturday evening’s performance captured all these qualities and more.
Superb singing in “Rigoletto” highlights return of Met’s Weimar …
Oct 1, 2024 · Rigoletto returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Monday evening in Bartlett Sher’s production, which was first seen on New Year’s Eve 2021. The main draw then, as now, was Quinn Kelsey in the title role. He certainly has his fans. When Kelsey appeared on stage during the Preludio, a crack of applause shattered the mood.
Met’s 2024-25 season will bring new “Aida” and “Salome,” four ...
Feb 22, 2024 · The Metropolitan Opera will continue its expansion into contemporary opera in its 2024-2025 season, with four house premieres from composers of our time, and will refresh one of its most popular repertoire operas with a new production.
A romantic program finds its footing with Bell, Philharmonic
Jan 9, 2025 · The New York Philharmonic continued its new year Wednesday night with a fresh face and some familiar pleasures. Leading the orchestra for this week’s subscription program is Daniele Rustioni, making his debut with the orchestra—though he’s already familiar to patrons of the Metropolitan Opera, where he was named principal guest conductor in November. He was joined by violinist Joshua ...
Dessoff Choirs marks a century with an expressive Brahms Requiem
Nov 3, 2024 · The performance Saturday afternoon at Town Hall by the Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra was more than just a concert. Certainly, the Dessoff, with soprano Joélle Harvey and baritone Will Liverman delivered Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem with artistry and sympathy, but there was more than that happening on stage. Start with the conductors, plural.
A rare mixed night for Trifonov at Carnegie Hall
Oct 18, 2024 · Daniil Trifonov performed Thursday night at Carnegie Hall. Photo: Richard Termine