Classical Music Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 5

Review: Spectacular Soloists at Chamber Music Society--Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, Oboist James Austin Smith and Harpist Bridget Kibbey
by Richard Sasanow - December 09, 2022

This week’s concert of Vivaldi and Handel at the Chamber Music Society (CMS)--with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, oboist James Austin Smith and harpist Bridget Kibbey--whipped the audience into a frenzy of delight with a combination of arias, sonatas and concertos at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tull...

Review: ISABEL LEONARD and PABLO SÁINZ-VILLEGAS Together at The Conrad in La Jolla
by Ron Bierman - December 05, 2022

Mezzo Isabel Leonard and classical-guitarist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas are stars in their fields. Leonard has sung on two Grammy-winning opera recordings and won a Beverly Sills Artist Award at the Metropolitan Opera--and even guested on Sesame Street. He's garnered 30 international awards, including the...

Review: Blanc & Noir's New Album "IT'S ELECTRIC"
by Onur Alec Kadioglu - November 20, 2022

Brought together the naive timbre and touch structure of the Rhodes Piano, also known as the Fender Rhodes, the cult instrument of jazz, and the harmonic richness of J.S.Bach in the album 'It's Electric'. Time-defying and game-changing with a strong current that connects the past and the future....

Review: PARLANDO CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: HEROINES AND HERETICS at Merkin Hall
by Peter Danish - November 14, 2022

What did our critic think of PARLANDO ENSEMBLE: HEROINES AND HERETICS at Merkin Hall;?...

Review: JOSHUA BELL PLAYS BRUCH'S FIRST VIOLIN CONCERTO at Ordway Concert Hall
by Jared Fessler - November 12, 2022

What did our critic think of JOSHUA BELL PLAYS BRUCH’S FIRST VIOLIN CONCERTO at Ordway Concert Hall?...

Review: The NY Philharmonic & Yefim Bronfman in Mozart and Bruckner at Geffen Hall
by Peter Danish - November 08, 2022

Upon entering it seemed like the entire audience had their phones out snapping pictures of the new space - the banter was almost uniformly positive. All in all, it is a vastly more attractive space than the old one. Some folks even shed tears as they gazed around....

Review: CARMEN Burns Bright in Canadian Opera Company's Latest Production
by Isabella Perrone - October 25, 2022

Quite possibly one of the best known opera comiques, CARMEN has returned to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts’ stage in a bright blaze....

Review: TOSCA Thrills Edmonton
by Sarah Dussome - October 24, 2022

One of the world’s most beloved operas takes centre stage in Edmonton....

Review: Celebrating Sondheim with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Musical Hall
by Michael Rabice - October 24, 2022

What did our critic think of Celebrating Sondheim with The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra at Kleinhans Musical Hall?...

Review: THE SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at The Rady Shell
by Ron Bierman - October 20, 2022

On this storm-threatened evening, Symphony CEO Martha Gilmer was clad in a yellow rain-slicker worthy of a bout with a North Atlantic gale as she told a surprisingly full outdoor-amphitheater audience, 'Now I know how much you love your San Diego Symphony!' She went on to explain a late change in co...

Review: SCHUBERT'S LITTLE C MAJOR SYMPHONY WITH RICHARD EGARR at Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
by Jared Fessler - October 20, 2022

Artistic Partner Richard Egarr returns with a program that opens with works by British composers, including Benjamin Britten's evocative Serenade featuring tenor David Portillo and the SPCO's own Principal Horn, Jay Ferree. The concert bids farewell to England and continues with two beloved arias by...

Review: That Was No LADY, in Mtsensk or Anywhere Else, But Boy Was She Spectacular!
by Richard Sasanow - October 10, 2022

Afraid of Shostakovich? Don’t be. LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK is a glory to behold, in Graham Vick’s knockout production, designed and costumed by Paul Brown, staged this time by Paula Suozzi, with Ron Howell’s choreography. And there were times when the music, with the Met orchestra under the firm, sma...

Review: PARK AVENUE CHAMBER SYMPHONY OPENING NIGHT at DIMenna Center
by Joanna Barouch - October 09, 2022

Chris Martin, principal trumpet of the New York Philharmonic, and Kate Fruchterman of NYCO dazzled the audience....

Review: GODS OF THE GAME, Grange Park Opera
by Gary Naylor - October 07, 2022

Football opera land perfectly between the Women's Euros and the Men's World Cup finding plenty of common ground to delight fans of both art forms...

Review: 'CLASSICAL JOURNEY' at DiMenna Center
by Joanna Barouch - October 10, 2022

While wearing a shirt inside out could earn some curious stares, attending a classical music concert with the words “Inside Out” in the title could earn some out and out confusion.  How can music, or an orchestra producing such music, be “inside out”? ...

Review: Grand Rapids Symphony Season Opens With Beethovens-Fifth, Sarah Change, and The World Premier of Immortal Beloved!
by Brian Hilbrand - September 28, 2022

What did our critic think of: Grand Rapids Symphony Season Opens With Beethovens-Fifth, Sarah Change, and The World Premier of Immortal Beloved! I was fortunate enough to kick off another season with the Grand Rapids Symphony. The 2022-2023 season marked the anniversary season conducted by Marcelo ...

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera San José Transports the Action to Colorful Northern India
by Jim Munson - September 19, 2022

What did our critic think? BroadwayWorld reviews Opera San Jose's vibrant new production of Mozart's 'The Marriage of Figaro' set in a colorful Northern India, running through September 25th.hat did our critic think of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at Opera San Jose?...

Review: LEONARD BERNSTEIN'S 'MASS' at the Kennedy Center
by Alexander C. Kafka - September 16, 2022

Bernstein's hugely ambitious ecclesiastical fever dream is a beautiful mess well worth experiencing....

Review: ANNA PAVLOVA: A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION, by Analía Farfan, at St Jean's Theater in New York
by Felicitas de la Fare - September 09, 2022

What did our critic think of ANNA PAVLOVA: A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION at St Jean's Theater, New York? This show is a celebration of Anna Pavlova’s legacy through her original choreography and also serves as inspiration for contemporary dance.  As a creator, director, choreographer, and performer, Analía...

Review: BBC PROMS AND THE ENO at Printworks London
by Alexander Cohen - September 04, 2022

The Proms, Printworks, and multimedia mayhem. Created and co-produced by award winning counter tenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, Philip Glass's meditative Minimalism and Handel's Baroque elegance crash together in a cacophony of artistic media....

Review: The San Diego Symphony Plays Tchaikovsky at The Rady Shell
by Ron Bierman - August 30, 2022

Few composers reach the depth of emotions found in Tchaikovsky, and few conductors seem to react more passionately to musically expressed emotion than the San Diego Symphony's Rafael Payare. What better combination could there be for an outdoor waterfront concert at the Rady Shell....

Review: THE NEW ROMANTICS at The Conrad 's Baker-Baum Concert Hall
by Ron Bierman - August 18, 2022

What did our critic think of THE NEW ROMANTICS at The Conrad 's Baker-Baum Concert Hall?...

Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE, Arcola Theatre
by Clementine Scott - August 18, 2022

Mozart’s elaborately plotted Singspiel concerning Prince Tamino’s fish-out-of-water immersion in a fantasy land of seductive Egyptian cults, demons, and vengeful queens resists straightforward transferral to a modern setting, but this is what Opera Alegría has attempted....

Review: Preview of Upcoming AMERICAN APOLLO Brings Des Moines Metro Opera Season to a Fine End
by DC Felton - August 17, 2022

Des Moines Metro Opera recently brought its 50th Anniversary season to a close, and they saved a special treat for their audiences. For the 2024 season, they are commissioning a full-length opera of AMERICAN APOLLO. As a treat to those in attendance this season, they offered the opportunity to see t...

Review: HMS PINAFORE, Opera Holland Park
by Gary Naylor - August 10, 2022

The Charles Court Opera company team up with Opera Holland Park in a co-production that that is just what we need right now...