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Tenet’s “Orfeo” sounds contemporary notes in a brilliant, affecting staged-opera debut – Sep 27, 2026

Claudio Monteverdi’s Orfeo is sometimes called “the first opera.”  Scholars suggest […]

Tenor sub brings a welcome Puccini reunion in Met’s opening-cast “Bohème” – Sep 26, 2026

La Bohème doesn’t call for a Heldentenor. Not in the Wagnerian sense, […]

Dudamel opens new Philharmonic era with a 9/11 remembrance and a raucous premiere – Sep 17, 2026

It might seem odd to celebrate the arrival of a long-awaited […]

AMOC brings blast of silence to music of Sciarrino, Hersch at TIME:SPANS – Aug 20, 2026

The ensemble performing works by Salvatore Sciarrino and Michael Hersch as […]

Pianist Yang dazzles with virtuosity, intelligence and color – Jul 14, 2026

The Mannes International Piano Festival, a summer offering of the Mannes […]

Delirium Musicum brings fire and skill to eclectic NY debut – Jul 09, 2026

A record-setting July Fourth heat wave mercifully broke Tuesday night, but […]

Bruckner Eighth builds cumulative power, cohesion with Yannick, Met Orchestra – Jun 12, 2026

Anton Bruckner, the country boy who toiled long in obscurity but […]

Taiwan Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble brings a wide range of indigenous arts – May 20, 2026

When Antonín Dvořák was brought to the U.S.A. in the 1890s […]

Period instruments rock Baroque and new works with The Sebastians – May 17, 2026

The Bible warns against putting new wine in old wineskins, but […]

Botstein guides The Orchestra Now on scenic trek through Strauss’s peaks and valleys – May 13, 2026

Leon Botstein, the college president who conducts orchestras, will soon be […]

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