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Feb 27, 20244 min read
Vikingur Ólafsson’s Goldberg Variations - Musical Edda - lately at Carnegie Hall, February 7, 2024
Vikingur Ólafsson's Goldberg Variations - Musical Edda - most recently at Carnegie Hall Recording review S. Lachterman Throughout...

Feb 1, 20243 min read
A No-Sweat Carmen at the Met 2024
Carmen by Georges Bizet Directed by Carrie Cracknell Conductor, Daniele Rustioni Carmen, Aigul Akhmetshina Micaëla, Angel Blue Don José,...


Dec 22, 20232 min read
Handel Messiah with Yannick Nézet-Séguin in Vieux-Montréal
Reviewed by S. Lachterman December 19, 2023 George Frideric Handel - Messiah Basilique Notre-Dame de Montréal Soloists: Spencer Britten...


Nov 3, 20234 min read
Cuckson and McMillen in Tempore Belli at PS21 Chatham, N.Y. October 27, 2023
Miranda Cuckson and Blair McMillen perform Beethoven, Janáček, Prokofiev, and Finney.


Oct 24, 20234 min read
A Masterful Belcea Quartet Program at Union College
A Masterful Belcea Quartet Program at Union College Capital Region Classical October 15, 2023 S. Lachterman The Belcea String Quartet...


Sep 7, 20233 min read
Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Raphaël Pichon's new performance of Claudio Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 Is this the "sexiest" liturgical music ever written? S....


Jul 30, 20234 min read
Saint-Saëns Henri VIII at Bard Summerscape 2023
Saint-Saëns Henri VIII
A truly "Grand Opera" replete with faux-Renaissance melodies and royal splendor.


Jul 15, 20233 min read
Glimmerglass 2023 Romeo and Juliet
Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette premieres tonight at Glimmerglass


Jul 3, 20234 min read
A Tale of Two Frauen
A pair of Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten. One in Baden-Baden, one in San Francisco.


May 22, 20233 min read
The Metropolitan's Noir "Don Giovanni"
Reflections on the new Metropolitan Opera's Production Reviewed by Seth Lachterman Don Giovanni Ivo van Hove., Director Nathalie...


May 21, 20231 min read
"Mosaic of the Air"
The title is a metaphor coined by Andrew Marvell in his poem Musick's Empire. My writings on music will provide the ceramic...
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