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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including the “Brutalist” soundtrack, the soprano Barbara Hannigan and Strauss singers at the Met Opera.
Posted inAida (Opera) Beczala, Piotr (1966- ) Blue, Angel Classical Music Mayer, Michael Metropolitan Opera Music Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Verdi, Giuseppe
Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera
Michael Mayer directs Verdi’s classic as an archaeologist’s discovery, featuring the shining soprano Angel Blue.
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What We Can Learn From Ferruccio Busoni, the First Truly Modern Composer
Ferruccio Busoni, who died 100 years ago, was a globe-trotting, forward-thinking composer and teacher with a message of timelessness in music.
Posted inClassical Music Lewek, Kathryn McBurney, Simon Metropolitan Opera Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Opera The Magic Flute (Opera)
Kathryn Lewek Reigns as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’
Kathryn Lewek has made a specialty of singing the showstopping role in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” “It’s my security blanket,” she said.