Tenor Michael Fabiano shone in the all-important opera highlights, but the full program went much deeper into the sweep of Italian music.
Solid performances highlight a streamlined production that emphasizes contemporary themes in the Weimar-era opera.
In the guise of a wildly imaginative inventor, Schick works magic with his musical contraptions.
The conductor provides a revelatory reading of an iconic masterwork, devoid of the usual drama.
The quartet’s meticulous attention to detail enlivens a program of Mozart and Haydn in an intimate setting.
Superb performances animated this traditional staging of Donizetti’s classic.
With pianist Inon Barnatan, the orchestra was in tip-top form covering Mozart and Philip Glass.
The pianist was eloquent, both speaking and playing, in a big recital.
Sometimes a walk on the wild side leads to new perspectives.
A rousing retrospective ranges from minimalist to expansive, and celebrates both the somber and the spontaneous.