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07/30/2025

An evocatively descriptive review of Jakob Lehmann's conducting of Teatro Nuovo's recent production of Macbeth.

🎭 "Under Jakob Lehmann’s direction, the Teatro Nuovo orchestra leaned into the score’s immediacy. Lehmann, the company’s associate artistic director, conducted with firm rhythmic control and an ear for accent and color, drawing vivid articulation from the winds and punchy, almost percussive accents from the strings. Without imposing overly fussy tempo shifts, he maintained a flexible pulse that gave space to vocal phrasing while preserving the tension and forward motion of Verdi’s early idiom. The textures were earthy and occasionally rough-edged, but expressive and energized – urgent without sacrificing musical detail."

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Beyond sleepwalking: Teatro Nuovo brings Macbeth and La sonnambula to New York City Center 27/07/202526/07/2025 by Edward Sava-Segal United States Verdi, Macbeth (1847 version), Bellini, La sonnambula: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Nuovo. New York City Center, 23 & 24.7.2025. (ES-S) Ricar...

07/29/2025

Meet one of our amazing artists, Nola Richardson, Soprano! Nola will be performing with Ars Lyrica Houston in February 2026, as well as many other concerts this coming concert season.

07/28/2025

A huge congratulations to countertenor Nicholas Burns for winning 1st place in the Mathieu-Dugay Early Music competition! And a great job to all of the finalists who presented two amazing concerts of beautiful music. 🎼

07/25/2025

A thoughtful review of Heartbeat Opera's production of Barber's Vanessa featuring mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips as the formidable Baroness.

🎭 "And mezzo-soprano Mary Phillips made a memorable Baroness, her silences as weighty as the burnished tones of her voice were light."

R.B. Schlather directs this new adaptation by Jacob Ashworth and Dan Schlosberg, the first opera to be presented by Williamstown Theatre Festival.

07/17/2025

Boston Baroque's production of Handel's Ariodante, performed in April and featuring our own Richard Pittsinger, is now available to stream! 🤓🎧💻🎻🖥

06/15/2025

Nero may not be the title character, but Douglas Ray Williams' portrayal of the tortured emperor in Keiser's Octavia, presented by Boston Early Music Festival, is earning stellar reviews.

🎭 " From the outset, bass-baritone Douglas Ray Williams had used a precise physicality and supple vocalism to limn his Nero, a willful, unstable, preening, man-child barely able to sit still to listen to Seneca’s counsel or concentrate on the consequences of indulging his impulses [...] Williams, earning Nero’s redemption, created sympathy for one of history’s least sympathetic characters."

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Once again, the BEMF brings a Baroque opera back to life. Reinhard Keiser’s 1705 Octavia is exceptionally well sung, adroitly staged, designed and danced, with impeccable musicianship.

06/10/2025

This beautiful new piece of music, Rhian Samuels' Gwanwyn, was debuted this spring by the Portland Baroque Orchestra, led by conductor Julian Perkins.

06/08/2025

Wow! Some beautiful production photos from Boston Early Music Festival’s production of Keiser’s Octavia, opening today!

06/04/2025

Congratulations to Nicholas McGegan, conductor, who was recently bestowed the title of Music Director Emeritus of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale. The title honors his extraordinary 35-year tenure and lasting contributions to the organization. McGegan, who led the ensemble from 1985 to 2020, helped establish Philharmonia as a global leader in historically-informed performance.

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Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale Honors Nicholas McGegan as Music Director Emeritus and Launches 2025/26 Single Ticket Sales

05/29/2025

Some words of praise for Nola Richardson, Soprano, who performed Mozart''s Requiem recently with the Jacksonville Symphony.

🎭 "...in the “Recordare," soprano Nola Richardson and countertenor Reginald Mobley responded to each other’s sophisticated and well-informed phrasing in one of the highlights of the night."

“Classical music” has always held a handful of meanings. Your middle school chorus teacher was likely quick to remind you that it’s not just a genre on Spotify. “Classical refers to the …

05/27/2025

A WONDERFUL behind-the-scenes look at Boston Early Music Festival's upcoming production of Reinhard Keiser's Octavia, featuring some of our own artists: Music Director Stephen Stubbs, Douglas Ray Williams as Nero, Sherezade Panthaki, soprano as Clelia, and Richard Pittsinger as Fabius. Opening June 8!

02/23/2025

A lovely review of Nicholas McGegan, conductor's recent album featuring Mozart's Horn Concertos!

🎭 "In Frank-Gemill and McGegan's hands, the second Concerto's Andante feels like bathing in moonlight on a warm summer's eve, and the third's middle movement Romance reminds me of a perfect smile that impels us to smile in return."

Mozart: Horn Concertos Alec Frank-Gemmill, B-flat horn; Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, cond. BIS-2635 (reviewed in native 24/96). 2024. Thore Brinkmann, prod.; Brinkmann, Håkan Ekman, engs. Performance ***** Sonics ****½