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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 inBeczala, 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.
Michael Mayer Directs a New ‘Aida’ at the Met Opera
Michael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring.
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.