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30 September 2023

RECORDING REVIEW: J. S. Bach, G. Donizetti, G. F. Händel, J. Heggie, R. Leoncavallo, J. Massenet, F. Mendelssohn, W. A. Mozart, C. Orff, G. Rossini, R. Strauss, & G. Verdi — ARCHETYPE - Arias for Baritone (Stephen Powell, baritone; Lexicon Classics LC2307)

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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750), GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797 – 1848), GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759), JAKE HEGGIE (born 1961), RUGGERO...
13 September 2023

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Johann Strauss II — DIE FLEDERMAUS (S. Hellman Spatafora, K. Pfortmiller, M. Liu, K. Richardson, L. Chavez, O. Poveda-Zavala, P. Suliandziga, B. Fields, K. Ely; Opera in Williamsburg, 9 September 2023)

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JOHANN STRAUSS II (1825 – 1899) : Die Fledermaus — Susan Hellman Spatafora (Rosalinde), Kyle Pfortmiller (Gabriel von Eisenstein), Mingha...
13 August 2023

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Georg Friedrich Händel — ORLANDO, HWV 31 (D. Moody, M. Quinn, S. Dietrich, A. Young Smucker, P. Walker; Staunton Music Festival, 11 August 2023)

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GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 – 1759) : Orlando , HWV 31 — Daniel Moody (Orlando), Molly Quinn (Angelica), Sheila Dietrich (Dorinda), Ang...
11 August 2023

RECORDING REVIEW: Brenda Portman, Marianne Kim, Tom Trenney, & Dan Locklair — PSALM-SONATA & SUITES (David von Behren, organ; David von Behren Music)

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BRENDA PORTMAN (born 1980) , MARIANNE KIM (born 1972) , TOM TRENNEY (born 1977) , and DAN LOCKLAIR (born 1949) : Psalm-Sonata & Suit...
09 August 2023

PERFORMANCE REVIEW: Henry Desmarest — CIRCÉ (K. Gauvin, A. Sheehan, T. Wakim, J. Blumberg, A. Forsythe, D. Williams; Boston Early Music Festival, 4 June 2023)

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HENRY DESMAREST (1661 – 1741) : Circé — Karina Gauvin (Circé), Aaron Sheehan (Ulisse), Teresa Wakim (Astérie), Jesse Blumberg (Elphénor...