Posted inBirthdays Classical Music JACK Quartet Miller Theater at Columbia University Tzadik Capturing John Zorn at 70: One Concert Is Just a Start The Miller Theater at Columbia University began a series of programs to celebrate this restless and eclectic musician’s milestone year. Posted by By Seth Colter Walls
Posted inClassical Music Doppelganger (Musical Work) Guth, Claus Kaufmann, Jonas Levine, Michael Park Avenue Armory (Manhattan, NY) Schubert, Franz Jonas Kaufmann and Friends Take On Schubert at the Armory The tenor Jonas Kaufmann stars in “Doppelganger,” a staging of “Schwanengesang” by Claus Guth, making his New York debut. Posted by By Joshua Barone
Posted inBavarian State Opera Berlin State Opera Classical Music Macbeth (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Netrebko, Anna Opera Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Schulz, Matthias Russian Soprano Anna Netrebko Sings in Berlin, Amid Protests The Russian star soprano appeared in her first staged opera in Germany since the Ukraine invasion, still under fire for her past support for President Vladimir V. Putin. Posted by By Zachary Woolfe
Posted inClassical Music Davidsen, Lise Metropolitan Opera Lise Davidsen Shows Her Vocal and Theatrical Power in Recital Debut Davidsen, a true dramatic soprano, was the rare singer whose first New York recital came at the Metropolitan Opera House. Posted by By Oussama Zahr