The New York Times – Music:
Lyric Opera of Chicago follows a recent world premiere with yet another: “Proximity,” a set of works by three librettist-composer pairs.
Author: Zachary Woolfe
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Review: Jaap van Zweden Returns to a Changed Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
Since the orchestra’s music director was last on the podium in November, his successor has been announced. He came back blaring with Messiaen.
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Review: A Handel Oratorio Gave the People What They Wanted
The New York Times – Music:
In “Solomon,” performed elegantly at Carnegie Hall by the English Concert and Clarion Choir under Harry Bicket, the chorus is the star.
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The Vienna Philharmonic Tends the Classics With a Perfect Partner
The New York Times – Music:
Christian Thielemann led the storied orchestra in three concerts at Carnegie Hall, including a revelatory performance of Strauss’s “An Alpine Symphony.”
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‘Norma’ and ‘La Traviata’ Return to the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Sonya Yoncheva doesn’t fill out the long lines of “Norma” at the Met, while Angel Blue is a warm, sincere Violetta in “La Traviata.”
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Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight
The New York Times – Music:
The tenor Piotr Beczala sings with uncanny serenity and command in the title role of Wagner’s opera, directed by François Girard with little subtlety.
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A Dave Brubeck Cantata Boasts Star Soloists: His Sons
The New York Times – Music:
“The Gates of Justice,” a large-scale 1969 choral work about relations between Black and Jewish Americans, is being performed in Los Angeles.
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Classical Music to See and Hear in Spring 2023
The New York Times – Music:
This spring, Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic’s next music director, conducts the big deal symphony, the Met Opera stages Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”; and in Chicago, Riccardo Muti says farewell.