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This Mostly Mozart concert was in fact mostly Beethoven and Schubert but Edward Gardner took it all in his stride
The cast perform heroically in Peter Eötvös’s opera based on Tony Kushner’s play
Music director Alan Gilbert’s final concert went from the ridiculous to the sublime
The NY Phil’s music director winds down his tenure with a Wagnerian challenge
New York City Opera’s excursion into Spanish Baroque was charming or cloying, according to taste
Tenor Roberto Alagna was among those who seemed to be having a good time in Alfano’s opera
Salonen conducted a programme that included Tansy Davies’s concerto for four horns
If this production of Wagner’s opera has a hero, it is conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin
The soprano shines in a cool new version of Richard Strauss’s opera
Mariusz Kwiecień is an honourable substitute for Dmitri Hvorostovsky in Tchaikovsky’s opera
Everyone gesticulated with gusto in Jürgen Flimm’s revived production of Beethoven’s opera
Matthew Polenzani and Alice Coote led a mostly inspired ensemble as Mozart’s opera returned to New York
Alan Gilbert is a masterly conductor — but the programme and venue were not on his side
A programme of contrasting pieces was superbly conducted by Andris Nelsons
Franz Welser-Möst conducted a patchy programme with some satisfying Schubert
Vittorio Grigolo led an international cast in Richard Eyre’s distracting modern staging
Mary Zimmerman’s production offers a semi-surreal take on Dvořák’s poignant fairytale
Semyon Bychkov leads NY Philharmonic in a series devoted to his favourite composer
A production of Bizet’s opera hit by withdrawals was an unexpected success
Beguiling Schubert, jaunty Weill and strenuous H.K. Gruber — all beautifully played
William Bolcom’s Trombone Concerto was the centrepiece of a modernist programme
The star-crossed lovers savoured and projected the introspection of Gounod’s opera
Plácido Domingo, showing no signs of slowing down, takes the title role
Jürgen Flimm’s production is silly, but there are substantial musical compensations
Kaija Saariaho’s opera is loved by many, though some find it repetitive and simplistic
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