The Classical Review

2024

• 11/26 - Mäkelä and Concertgebouw signal the start of a beautiful friendship in DC
• 11/25 - Mäkelä, Concertgebouw deliver impassioned Schoenberg, remarkable Mahler at Carnegie
• 11/20 - Berlin Philharmonic nearly reaches the summit in Bruckner’s Fifth 
• 11/19 - Trifonov launches CSO residency with faultless virtuosity and insight
• 11/17 - Opening U.S tour, the Berlin Philharmonic lives up to its name in Washington
• 11/15 - A first-rate cast brings the romance and heartache to Met’s “Bohème”
• 11/5 - Blazing Copland, Kirchner highlight AMP’s 10th anniversary finale
• 10/31 - Bates Piano Concerto proves an instant classic in Trifonov’s debut recording
• 10/23 - A harpsichord festival grows in Washington, courtesy of Capriccio Baroque 
• 10/15 - Ax masterfully illuminates contrasts and convergence in Celebrity Series recital
• 10/14 - A Boston double-shot of Gershwin musicals proves timely and delightful 
• 10/4 - Chicago Opera Theater presents a belated historic premiere with Paër’s “Leonora”
• 9/23 - Belated Diamond premiere shines in Illinois Philharmonic’s American program
• 9/13 - New CEO brings a fresh optimism as Lyric Opera opens 70th season
• 8/24 - Noseda and NSO serve up a spirited showcase for Carlos Simon’s music
• 8/6 - A galaxy of rising chamber stars orbits around Uchida at Marlboro Festival
• 8/5 - Dudamel, Venezuelan youth orchestra tear the roof off at Carnegie Hall
• 8/4 - Kalmar returns, serves up season highlight with stirring Bruckner, kaleidoscopic Janáček
• 8/1 - Jansen & Mäkelä make simpatico partners in new concerto disc
• 8/1 - John Mangum appointed new chief of Lyric Opera
• 6/16 - A Gustav Holst rarity is restored to life at Grant Park Music Festival 
• 6/12 - Carlos Kalmar looks back on 25 years leading the Grant Park Music Festival
• 6/9 - Noseda, NSO and strong cast deliver the grandeur and intimate drama of “Otello”
• 6/3 - Kontras Quartet brightens a rainy afternoon with bracing array of American music
• 5/26 - Kissin’s depth and generosity illuminate the music and the recital form
• 4/30 - Rattle, Bavarian Symphony deliver a brilliant, devastating Mahler tragedy
• 4/25 - Hrůša, Bamberg Symphony deliver a memorable evening of Brahms and Wagner in Boston
• 4/11 - Ma & Stott close long musical partnership in generous style in Boston
• 4/9 - Tetzlaff & Gerstein explore the radical side of Brahms and others for Celebrity Series
• 4/9 - Retooled Quatuor Ébène in first-class form at Shriver Hall
• 4/6 - Tapped as Chicago Symphony music director, Klaus Mäkelä makes an exhilarating stand with Shostakovich  
• 3/25 - Bruce Liu brings a remarkable array of nuanced artistry to Boston debut
• 3/18 - Mäkelä, Orchestre de Paris conjure a spectacular “Firebird,” visceral “Rite”
• 3/6 - Trifonov delivers stylish, individual Mozart with the Rotterdam Philharmonic
• 2/27 - Curtis on Tour impresses with music old and new for string sextet
• 2/22 - American Music Project to present a full 2024 season with three concerts 
• 2/12 - Ólafsson delivers a Bach night to remember for the Celebrity Series
• 2/10 - Seiji Ozawa 1935-2024
• 1/27 - Nelsons, Boston Symphony cut to the heart of Shostakovich with “Lady Macbeth”
• 1/26 - Grimaud’s emphatic pianism pays mixed rewards for the Celebrity Series
• 1/10 - Stephen Hough’s new concerto looks to the past as well as the future
• 1/3 - Akhmetshina debut propels Met’s retooled rodeo “Carmen”
• 1/2 - DG recordings from four celebrated pianists to close the musical year

2023

• 12/5 - Noisy protesters can’t ruin the richness and majesty of Met’s “Tannhäuser”
• 12/4 - MTT makes a heartening CSO return with gracious Mozart, souped-up Brahms 
• 11/30 - Hrůša, Staatskapelle Berlin strike sparks with fresh, exhilarating Brahms
• 11/10 - Carlos Chávez receives his belated due with Sony box set
• 11/9 - The present becomes prologue to the past with Aimard’s extraordinary Ligeti-plus evening
• 11/8 - “X” fires Met stage with compelling character portrait, colorful staging
• 9/29 - “Dead Man Walking” powerfully opens Met season, video excess apart
• 9/26 - Han Chen’s remarkable playing equal to the genius of Ligeti’s Etudes
• 9/14 - Denève eager to set sail at helm of New World Symphony
• 9/14 - Freud to depart Lyric Opera two years early at end of this season
• 8/9 - Hahn delivers gleaming performance of Ysaÿe sonatas
• 8/5 - Santa Fe season of rarities rounded out by a “Rusalka”of probing psychological depth
• 8/2 - Dubious “Dutchman” and trenchant “Tosca” refract two classics through modern lenses at Santa Fe Opera
• 7/30 - A dazzling desert season bears rich fruit with Santa Fe Opera’s Debussy, Monteverdi
• 7/17 - André Watts 1946-2023
• 7/10 - Opera Festival of Chicago provides compelling local premiere for “Murder in the Cathedral”
• 6/27 - Haymarket Opera exhumes a melodic gem with Hasse’s “Marc’Antonio e Cleopatra”
• 6/26 - Muti wraps his CSO tenure with a noble and dramatic “Missa Solemnis”
• 6/15 - The Riccardo Muti era at CSO: First-class hires, memorable opera nights, and bland, repetitive programs
• 6/10 - Chicago Symphony musicians shine in a resplendent Mahler farewell with Hrůša 
• 6/9 - Kontras Quartet unearths wide-ranging rep for American Music Project
• 6/6 - Emerson Quartet bids an elegiac farewell in final Chicago concert
• 6/4 - Kaija Saariaho 1952-2023
• 6/4 - little OPERA theatre of ny brightly revives a pair of American rarities
• 5/25 - A departing Thierry Fischer says his 14-year Utah Symphony tenure has been an organic partnership
• 5/17 - Fleming and Kissin enhance each other’s art in Chicago recital
• 5/16 - Pires brings her elevated keyboard artistry to the University of Miami
• 5/12 - Mälkki, Helsinki Philharmonic serve up a stirring night of Finnish music at Carnegie
• 5/10 - Ólafsson brings fresh insight to late Mozart in sensational Chicago debut 
• 4/24 - A Rachmaninoff night to remember with Trifonov and CSO
• 4/21 - Amid worries, Taiwan Philharmonic makes strong showing in historic D.C. visit
• 4/19 - Kissin marks Rachmaninoff year, along with masterful Bach and Chopin
• 4/6 - Opposites attract as Bell & Trifonov make a characterful and complementary duo
• 3/26 - Adès’ roiling, phantasmagoric “Dante” provides a heavenly Boston Symphony premiere
• 3/21 - Hope, Zurich Chamber Orchestra deliver light but enjoyable American program
• 3/11 - Tilson Thomas returns to NY Phil with an affecting evening of Schubert and MTT
• 2/4 - Mutter and her Virtuosi bring an evening of violin fireworks to the Kravis Center
• 2/1 - Andsnes’ consummate artistry illuminates Dvořák rarity and our times
• 1/31 - Wang triumphs in all-Rachmaninoff, all-at-once Carnegie marathon
• 1/30 - From Haydn to Elvis, worlds cohere rather than collide with Danish String Quartet
• 1/15 - Dello Joio’s captivating concerto receives sterling premiere from Ohlsson, Gilbert & BSO
• 1/3 - “Fedora” returns to Met after 25 years in a sumptuous, richly sung production

2022

• 11/25 - Remembering the renowned American composer and diarist Ned Rorem 
• 10/22 - Thielemann makes a triumphant return, leading CSO in thrilling and majestic Bruckner
• 9/21 - Glover, first-class cast open MOB season in thrilling fashion with Handel’s “Jephtha”
• 8/22 - William McClelland’s lyrical style shines brightest in vocal works
• 8/16 - Kalmar, Tetzlaff and Grant Park forces deliver a summer highlight with Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams
• 8/15 - Floyd’s masterful “Susannah” makes its belated debut at Wolf Trap
• 8/6 - Santa Fe Opera rounds out comeback season with brilliant Verdi and Wagner
• 8/4 - Xiaoya Liu provides powerful advocacy for Vine piano sonatas
• 8/3 - A lively, exuberant “Barber” contrasts with a dismal, revisionist “Carmen” in Santa Fe 
• 7/31 - Santa Fe Opera returns with courageous yet musically flawed premiere of “M. Butterfly”
• 6/28 - Verdi vittoria: Muti, CSO wrap season with a thrilling “Un ballo in maschera”
• 6/22 - Armenian music spotlighted in style by the Aznavoorian Duo
• 5/23 - Kissin’s artistry offers finely balanced meal, saving the fireworks for last at Carnegie
• 5/17 - Drama and strong cast, undermined by sound, fury and duration in Met’s “Hamlet”
• 4/27 - DiDonato plants a seed in with ecology-themed, rock-show recital
• 4/25 - Rust Belt bel canto: Met provides a dark, mostly compelling update to “Lucia”
• 4/15 - Arlene Sierra’s “Bird Symphony” to take flight with Utah Symphony
• 4/14 - Yuja Wang rocks the moderns at Carnegie Hall
• 4/9 - UChicago’s Korngold Festival soars with belated U.S. premiere of “Die Kathrin”
• 4/7 - Glass’s 13th Symphony makes U.S. debut in illuminating National Arts Centre Orchestra concert
• 3/13 - Clueless applause apart, Lang Lang brings depth, insight to Bach’s “Goldbergs” in Miami
• 3/12 - Powerful Bruckner, engaging Mozart from Blomstedt, Helmchen and CSO
• 3/11 - Ma, Ax and Kavakos bring bracing advocacy to Beethoven with a pared-down “Pastorale”
• 2/28 - Putin friends jettisoned, the Vienna Philharmonic opens Carnegie weekend with energy and defiance
• 2/24 - Muti breaks CSO’s Glass ceiling with surging performance of Eleventh Symphony
• 2/14 - Houston Grand Opera fetes Carlisle Floyd as composer, mentor and friend
• 2/7 - George Crumb 1929-2022
• 1/29 - NY City Opera returns with world premiere of Gordon’s moving “Finzi-Continis”
• 1/28 - After two years, J’Nai Bridges returns to the stage, making her Florida debut as Carmen
• 1/28 - A dashing “Zorro” captures hearts in Fort Worth Opera’s world premiere
• 1/19 - As a new season opens, Susan Danis marks a decade leading Florida Grand Opera

2021

• 12/9 - A belated Amy Beach premiere spotlights New England Philharmonic concert
• 12/2 - Avery Gagliano offers revelatory Chopin in Carnegie Hall debut
• 11/26 - Aucoin’s “Eurydice” caught between heaven and hell in Met premiere
• 11/23 - Washington Concert Opera triumphantly returns with Rossini’s “Maometto II”
• 10/31 - Ohlsson explores a world of drama and nuance in Chopin
• 10/23 - Bernard Haitink, 1929-2021
• 10/15 - Lang Lang explores a world of nuance and imagination in Bach “Goldbergs” at Carnegie Hall
• 9/20 - After 18-month Covid hiatus, Lyric Opera reopens with a murky, monastic “Macbeth”
• 7/7 - As Thomas Sleeper battles a major illness, his reputation as teacher, conductor and composer endures
• 7/2 - Seraphic Fire’s new CD captures the beauty and mystery of Hildegard
• 5/29 - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra makes a bold and brassy return
• 5/29 - Fischer closes Utah Symphony’s pandemic season with provocative eclecticism
• 5/10 - MTT, New World provide a season highlight with American program
• 5/9 - Ensemble Correspondances brings the Louvre’s musical pleasures to life 
• 3/20 - Lise Davidsen stunning in program of rarities for Vocal Arts DC
• 3/2 - COT’s offbeat “Taking Up Serpents” gives notice of a talented new composer
• 2/26 - Chicago Opera Theater to premiere expanded version of Sankaram’s “Taking Up Serpents”
• 2/23 - Trifonov’s defiant, authoritative Prokofiev takes the prize in streamed program
• 1/21 - Philadelphia’s BalletX navigates uncertain times with ingenuity

2020

• 12/18 - Streaming CSO Sessions provide aural, visual balm to listeners in lockdown
• 12/16 - Dover Quartet launches Beethoven cycle with quicksilver elegance
• 12/10 - Albulescu brings vitality, balance to familiar Beethoven
• 12/1 - Polenzani kicks off a virtual Vocal Arts DC season with strong program
• 11/6 - Seraphic Fire looks to the past for a pandemic season
• 11/2 - Haymarket Opera goes to Hollywood, opening 10th season with a filmic “Acis and Galatea”
• 10/23 - Wu Han, Lincoln Center Chamber Society retool for a virtual broadcast season
• 10/19 - Illinois Philharmonic opens season in exhilarating form with strings attached
• 9/19 - Utah Symphony’s cautious opening proves a moving experience
• 8/5 - Pacifica Quartet serves up a bracing disc of women composers
• 7/3 - Massachusetts chorus disc offers ideal introduction to Arvo Pärt
• 6/25 - New music for new times
• 6/22 - Live music returns to Washington, offering a preview of the new concert normal
• 5/19 - Eighty-eight reasons to seek music online during the shutdown
• 5/13 - What will the fall music season look like? Smaller, less epic and more soloistic—if it happens
• 4/12 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part II)
• 4/2 - Judy Drucker: A Miami Tribute
• 4/2 - Krzysztof Penderecki 1933-2020
• 3/30 - Ten Recordings to get you through the shutdown (Part I)
• 3/18 - Streaming links to get your music fix during the COVID-19 quarantine
• 3/15 - A note on the coronavirus
• 3/7 - Strong libretto, uneven music make “Marian’s Song” a mixed tribute to an opera pioneer
• 3/7 - Composer Zwilich adds to her musical legacy with Cello Concerto premiere
• 3/5 - Beethoven among friends with Ma, Ax, and Kavakos
• 3/4 - Trifonov’s rare artistry illuminates Bach’s rarely heard “Art of Fugue”
• 2/19 - Yuja rocks a full house in Chicago with keyboard fireworks and artistry
• 2/18 - Bell’s Paganini stands out with Academy concert in Miami
• 2/3 - George Crumb Festival closes with a varied feast
• 1/23 - The lines hum in Telegraph Quartet’s crackling Chamber Music Houston set

2019

• 12/31 - Kentridge’s “Wozzeck” paints a militarized nightmare in Met premiere
• 12/18 - Rising conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley to make MOB debut
• 11/25 - Adams concerto given triumphant Boston debut by Wang, Dudamel, LA Phil
• 11/21 - Nézet-Séguin, Montreal Métropolitain launch tour in Chicago with strong showing
• 11/19 - Chicago Opera Theater scales the heights with “Everest,” “Aleko” double bill
• 11/19 - First-class cast, stylish staging make a “Don Giovanni” to die for at Lyric Opera
• 11/10 - Music, beauty and jugglers make for a memorable night in Met’s “Akhnaten”
• 10/27 - Gerhaher and Huber illuminate the darkness in an evening of Mahler songs
• 10/26 - Tetzlaff and Vogt open Miami chamber season in brilliant style
• 10/25 - Chamber Music Society delivers youthful Mozart, sublime Schubert
• 10/19 - Composer Rouse writes his epitaph in final masterwork, unveiled in Cincinnati
• 10/15 - Christian Gerhaher to explore the world in Mahler’s songs
• 9/25 - Met opens season with a heartening and memorable “Porgy and Bess”
• 9/25 - Domingo departs “Macbeth” and Met over harassment allegations
• 9/22 - Christopher Rouse 1949-2019
• 9/21 - Muti opens 10th Chicago Symphony season with whirlwind brilliance, and a piano warhorse blooms anew
• 9/19 - Prepping for Beethoven 250 birthday bash: A selective CD guide
• 8/16 - Shanghai Symphony brings admirable playing, musical diplomacy to Wolf Trap
• 7/31 - Goerne, Trifonov bring simpatico artistry to dark songs at Ravinia
• 7/30 - Previn’s texty swan song gets royal treatment from Fleming and friends in Ravinia premiere
• 6/20 - Opera Theater of St. Louis brings brilliant fresh life to “Poppea”; “Rigoletto” hobbled by inept direction
• 6/19 - Opera Theater of St. Louis premiere is well crafted but lacking dramatic spark
• 6/15 - Six octaves of separation in Chicago Symphony marathon with vying piccolo, bass trombone concertos
• 5/16 - Davies and Dunford provide a season highlight with Orphic program in Washington
• 5/4 - Contemplative Currier concerto receives luminous premiere from Skride, Boston Symphony
• 5/3 - Dark rarities offer bright rewards in Chamber Music Society program
• 4/29 - “The Phoenix” soars in Houston Grand Opera world premiere
• 4/24 - A feminist updating in Washington lends contemporary resonance to Stradella’s “Susanna”
• 4/22 - Tilson Thomas leads New World Symphony in music of Tilson Thomas
• 4/8 - Capuçon and Wang prove a simpatico duo for Boston’s Celebrity Series
• 4/4 - April events in Washington to showcase the multifaceted Lawrence Brownlee
• 4/1 - National Symphony forces soar in Auerbach’s awesome Arctic premiere
• 4/1 - Cleobury makes a valedictory tour stop in Washington with Kings College Choir
• 3/25 - A heroic sendoff for MTT with San Francisco Symphony’s memorable Beethoven
• 3/16 - Fleming highlights a soaring evening of Strauss with Nelsons, Boston Symphony
• 3/14 - Mutter and Orkis remain a timeless team in Carnegie Hall recital
• 3/14 - Takács Quartet offers exquisite Bartók at the Kennedy Center
• 3/3 - Jazzy Joyce: Genres merge delightfully in DiDonato’s Boston recital
• 3/1 - Beatrice Rana blends bravura and poetry in Boston recital debut
• 2/28 - Muti, Chicago Symphony bring magnificent Beethoven to West Palm Beach
• 2/14 - Concertgebouw Orchestra lives up to its reputation with brilliant Brahms and Strauss.
• 2/11 - Dudamel, LA Phil and friends deliver the spirituality and the spectacle of Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion”
• 2/5 - Revenge is sweet and thrilling in Lyric Opera’s magnificent “Elektra”
• 1/24 - Gerald Finley, bringing the dark lord of “Bluebeard’s Castle” to life at Met Opera
• 1/18 - Ailing Zubin Mehta to skip farewell U.S. tour with Israel Philharmonic
• 1/4 - Life upon the talky stage, as Met ushers in new year with Cilea’s “Adriana”

2018

• 12/11 - Gardner, Chicago Symphony take flight with Nielsen’s “Inextinguishable”
• 12/10 - Netrebko brings dollops of diva and Russian drama to Lyric Opera recital
• 11/27 - Barcelona’s Teatre Liceu scores a triumph with a starkly effective “Káťa Kabanová”   
• 11/20 - Lindsey triumphs in U.S. debut of Gounod’s “Sapho” at Washington Concert Opera
• 10/22 - Dazzling visuals outshine uneven score in Met’s “Marnie” premiere
• 10/20 - Nico Muhly to go back to the future with Met premiere of “Marnie”
• 9/29 - Chicago Symphony principals knock it out of the park in a thrillingly virtuosic “Sheherazade” 
• 9/28 - Led by a brilliant Netrebko, Met’s all-star “Aida” defines grand opera
• 8/1 - Chopin Foundation of US increases top competition prize to $100,000
• 7/31 - Alsop, CSO and colleagues make a theatrical happening out of Bernstein’s problematic “MASS” at Ravinia
• 7/30 - Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo begins life with a pair of bel canto rarities
• 7/28 - Bard SummerScape explores fifty shades of grey in Rubinstein’s bleak “Demon”
• 7/25 - Clear-eyed yet hopeful, Gandolfi’s “In America” receives a rousing debut at Tanglewood
• 7/21 - National Youth Orchestra of USA brings fresh joy to music at Carnegie Hall
• 7/17 - Utah Arts Review to launch this fall
• 7/17 - Nelsons leads Boston Symphony in belated “Bohème” debut at Tanglewood
• 7/12 - Yes, celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday. But what about other, better American composers?
• 5/18 - Kissin returns to DC with ferocity in Beethoven, poetry in Rachmaninoff
• 5/13 - Wang’s powerful virtuosity stronger on flash than depth in Boston recital
• 4/10 - Fort Worth Symphony to bring an innovative and intriguing program to DC
• 4/10 - Kaufmann makes an impressive Tristan debut with Boston Symphony
• 3/31 - Boston Symphony’s Widmann premiere bridges Leipzig’s musical past and present
• 3/25 - Takács Quartet brings elegance and electricity to Boston concert
• 3/17 - From Gluck to Glass, Anthony Roth Costanzo is broadening opera’s reach
• 3/15 - Jansen gives stunning advocacy to concerto premiere with Philadelphia Orchestra
• 3/8 - Aimard wraps a Ligeti series in Chicago with precision and intensity
• 3/6 - Mutter’s memorable Bach towers in Carnegie recital
• 3/5 - Trifonov and Babayan bring depth and fireworks to two-piano program
• 3/5 - Quatuor Ebène launches U.S. tour with impassioned Chicago debut
• 2/4 - Chicago Symphony brass, mezzo Margaine in the spotlight with world premiere, French rarity
• 2/1 - Chicago Symphony’s low brass rise to top billing with Higdon concerto premiere

2017

• 12/26 - Top Ten Recordings of 2017
• 12/21 - Musicians accuse Dutoit of predatory sexual behavior; major orchestras cut ties
• 12/3 - Met severs ties with Levine as two more victims come forward
• 12/3 - James Levine accused of molesting underaged teen during Ravinia tenure
• 11/23 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky 1962-2017
• 10/29 - Adès’ “Exterminating Angel” proves spellbinding in Met’s American premiere
• 10/25 - A keyboard legend and Italian orchestra strike sparks in Boston
• 10/19 - After the deluge: How Houston Grand Opera converted a convention center into an opera house
• 10/19 - Gardiner and colleagues wrap Chicago Monteverdi series with the cynical, glorious “Poppea”
• 10/14 - Monteverdi to the max: Chicago’s Harris Theater kicks off rare opera cycle with a captivating, revelatory “L’Orfeo”
• 9/30 - Chicago Symphony’s MusicNOW series to mark 20th anniversary with a retrospective
• 9/26 - National Symphony celebrates Noseda and Bernstein at the Kennedy Center
• 9/26 - Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet join forces for a stylish, imaginative “Orphée”
• 9/23 - Van Zweden opens New York Philharmonic season with new Glass, intense Mahler
• 8/6 - Brenda Rae’s vocal artistry brightens Santa Fe Opera’s dark-hued “Lucia”
• 8/5 - Santa Fe Opera crashes with Bates’ musically inert “(R)evolution of Steve Jobs”
• 8/4 - With exceptional cast and ingenious staging, Rimsky’s “Golden Cockerel” takes flight at Santa Fe Opera
• 8/3 - A lively “Fledermaus” and confusing “Alcina” at Santa Fe Opera
• 7/24 - Mälkki, Chicago Symphony ignite a summer storm with epic Sibelius at Ravinia
• 7/17 - Nelsons leads a superb cast in Tanglewood debut of “Das Rheingold”
• 6/6 - Moscow Virtuosi return to Chicago for a familial evening with friends
• 5/2 - DiDonato leads an inspired cast in sensational “Ariodante” at Carnegie
• 4/25 - Bach in Boston: Ma, Thile, and Meyer prove a unified and delightful trio
• 4/16 - In her Met quasi-farewell Fleming strikes sparks with Garanča in new “Rosenkavalier”
• 4/12 - Lost concerto’s revival marks the end of a long quest for Houston Symphony cellist
• 3/31 - Mutter and Orkis warm up a rainy night in Chicago with communicative artistry
• 3/29 - Trifonov serves up a Chicago season highlight with mature artistry, thrilling bravura
• 3/20 - Weak libretto undermines strong music and compelling story in Florida Grand Opera’s “Before Night Falls”
• 3/16 - Bolcom’s “Dinner at Eight” has a mixed premiere at Minnesota Opera
• 3/14 - Spektral Quartet brings refined artistry, stamina to belated Chicago premiere of Feldman’s String Quartet No. 2
• 3/11 - Ma, composer, and Chicago Symphony give Salonen’s Cello Concerto a rousing premiere
• 3/11 - New York Philharmonic serves up the worst and the best of John Adams
• 1/30 - With birthday bash on tap, Philip Glass talks about reaching 80 years and 11 symphonies
• 1/25 - Marking 15 years, Welser-Möst is in a good place with Cleveland Orchestra
• 1/21 - HGO revisits Adams’ “Nixon in China” to mark 30th anniversary of Houston premiere
• 1/12 - Vänska, Minnesota Orchestra bring musical power, unique chemistry to Miami

2016

• 12/31 - Top Ten Recordings of 2016
• 12/11 - Sensational singing wins out over campy theatrics in DiDonato’s “harmony” program
• 12/7 - A riveting Racette ignites in Met’s “Salome”
• 12/3 - Saariaho’s “L’Amour” makes a luminous and mesmerizing Met debut
• 11/22 - Furlanetto moving and magnificent in Lyric Opera’s “Don Quichotte”
• 11/22 - Van Zweden, New York Philharmonic strike sparks in new concerto, familiar Tchaikovsky
• 11/17 - Netrebko and Álvarez blaze in Met’s “Manon Lescaut”
• 11/16 - Graham, Jovanovich bring belated fire to Lyric Opera’s epic “Troyens”
• 10/31 - Hilary Hahn and Robert Levin strike sparks from Bach to Türk
• 10/22 - Adams and Glass works outshine Mills’ violin concerto hybrid in Miami
• 10/22 - Lyric Opera renews Anthony Freud contract through 2021
• 10/21 - Emerson Quartet marks 40th anniversary season with a retrospective program
• 10/20 - Superb singing hits the target in Met’s stolid “Guillaume Tell
• 10/19 - Triumphant vocalism lights up Lyric Opera’s dark-hued “Lucia”
• 10/4 - A terrific cast shines brightly amid the mixed mechanics of Lyric Opera’s “Rheingold” 
• 10/1 - A starry cast soars in Boston Symphony’s “Rosenkavalier”
• 9/28 - Met opens season with a dark yet musically triumphant “Tristan”
• 9/25 - Muti, Chicago Symphony open season with rich and eloquent Bruckner
• 9/21 - The Weekly Stream
• 8/22 - Uneven singing but thrilling moments in Verdi’s “Aida” at Tanglewood
• 8/21 - Grant Park Music Festival closes in heavenly style with Berlioz’s “Damnation of Faust”
• 8/16 - Classical Review to expand to Texas and Washington D.C. this fall
• 8/12 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra deliver rare gold with two American symphonies
• 8/1 - Nelsons, BSO invigorate Beethoven and Sibelius at Tanglewood
• 7/25 - Levine creates a Mahlerian storm in triumphant return to Ravinia
• 7/14 - Benedetti, Chicago Symphony give Marsalis premiere impassioned advocacy at Ravinia
• 7/12 - Gerstein brings distinctive artistry to Rockport program
• 7/7 - Emerson Quartet’s marathon Haydn program shines fresh light at Ravinia
• 7/4 - On a cool night, Grant Park Music Festival serves up cool Czech rarities
• 6/26 - Chicago Symphony goes back to the future, appointing Alex Klein principal oboe
• 6/25 - New York City Opera shows renewed life with Catán’s “Florencia”
• 6/25 - Muti, Chicago Symphony close anniversary season with majestic Bruckner
• 6/11 - Pianist Helmchen delivers fresh Beethoven in outstanding Chicago Symphony debut
• 5/3 - Ax plays Beethoven with insight and the long view
• 4/23 - Muti leads singers and Chicago Symphony in a delightful, world-class “Falstaff”
• 4/23 - Nelsons, Boston Symphony close season with a French and Russian bang
• 4/19 - Jansons and Bavarian orchestra deliver a “Leningrad” for the ages
• 4/16 - Nelsons, Boston Symphony stand strong in uncompromising Mahler Ninth
• 4/13 - Andsnes and friends serve up a memorable afternoon of Brahms
• 4/1 - Tenor Camarena ignites a fire in high-flying Chicago debut
• 3/26 - With Met’s “Roberto Devereux” premiere, Radvanovsky crowns her Tudor tour-de-force
• 3/26 - Florida Grand Opera to present powerful Holocaust drama “The Passenger”
• 3/20 - Opolais and Alagna at their heights in an unforgettable Met “Butterfly”
• 3/20 - Montreal Symphony makes a triumphant return to Chicago
• 3/15 - Paul Appleby shows mature artistry in wide-ranging recital
• 3/7 - Floyd’s “Prince of Players” receives effective world premiere at Houston Grand Opera
• 3/3 - Sarasota Opera wraps Verdi cycle with a rousing “Aida”
• 3/1 - Superb singing provides fine advocacy for Verdi’s “Legnano” at Sarasota Opera
• 2/29 - Hvorostovsky’s artistry casts a spell at Lyric Opera recital
• 2/28 - Despite a lack of vocal gleam, Sarasota Opera’s “Cosi” does Mozart right
• 2/28 - Salonen, Ma and Chicago Symphony deliver 20th-century sound and fury
• 2/28 - Strong cast makes Met’s “Figaro” sparkle anew
• 2/25 - Sarasota Opera to celebrate the final season of Verdi cycle in style
• 2/24 - Singers fail to reach the heights in Lyric Opera’s “Roméo et Juliette”
• 2/23 - Conductor Stéphane Denève strives for grazioso balance with home and career
• 2/23 - Danish String Quartet closes CMS Beethoven cycle with revelatory simplicity
• 2/15 - Great performances vie with sophomoric staging in Met’s “Manon Lescaut”
• 2/15 - Seraphic Fire’s completed Mozart Requiem marred by scrappy orchestra
• 2/10 - Lyric Opera voices soar gloriously in Strauss’s “Rosenkavalier”
• 1/28 - Bard in Boston: Andris Nelsons talks music and Shakespeare  
• 1/26 - Gatti, Orchestra National de France bring fresh insights to familiar music
• 1/25 - An electrifying Serjan ignites Lyric Opera’s “Nabucco”
• 1/14 - Lyric Opera to launch Ring, along with Berlioz, Bizet and bel canto in 2016-17 season
• 1/6 - Pierre Boulez 1925-2016
• 1/2 - Kwiecien, striking production provide inspired advocacy for Met’s “Pearl Fishers”

2015

• 12/22 - Anonymous 4 rings down the curtain with a final holiday program
• 12/21 - Kurt Masur 1927-2015
• 12/13 - Star trio makes Met’s “La Donna del Lago” a memorable evening
• 12/10 - To San Francisco Opera’s “Usher” double bill—Nevermore!
• 12/9 - Despite compelling music, muddled scenario proves fatal to Lyric Opera’s “Bel Canto”
• 12/6 - Guerrilla theater: Current events make Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “Bel Canto” a timely premiere
• 12/3 - Adams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning work offers timely environmental music for Miami
• 11/27 - Met’s “Bohème” provides warmth and comfort in a harsh world
• 11/23 - JACK Quartet and Anthony McGill serve up American music spanning 65 years
• 11/21 - Nelsons, Boston Symphony reflect on mortality during a tragic week
• 11/20 - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic deliver an edgy, electrifying Beethoven Fifth
• 11/19 - Chicago Symphony’s new bicoastal composers find common musical ground
• 11/17 - After a somber tribute, Lyric Opera serves up an elegant and exuberant “Merry Widow”
• 11/15 - Glass’s revised “Appomattox” proves even more unwieldy at Washington National Opera
• 11/13 - Boston Lyric Opera probes the modern psyche with Glass’s “In the Penal Colony”
• 11/12 - Over a tumultuous 75 years, Florida Grand Opera has seen its share of highs and lows
• 11/11 - Bach Collegium Japan brings graceful Baroque to Boston
• 11/7 - Petersen finds humanity in the darkness of Met’s visually stunning “Lulu”
• 11/5 - Kissin’s singular artistry illuminates Beethoven warhorse, Spanish rarities
• 11/4 - Konieczny, Denoke make powerful Chicago debuts in Lyric Opera’s harrowing “Wozzeck”
• 10/19 - Cellist Joshua Roman gives his compelling concerto a successful premiere with Illinois Philharmonic
• 10/13 - Pollini’s elegant exploration offers subtle rewards in Chopin, Schumann
• 10/11 - Magnificent cast makes Met’s “Tannhäuser” a Wagner night to remember
• 10/9 - New York Philharmonic, Kissin roar on Carnegie’s opening night
• 10/6 - With a superb cast and charming production, Lyric Opera hits several high notes in delightful “Cenerentola”
• 10/5 - Worlds collide in Boston Symphony’s Russian opener with a modern Nelsons and romantic Kissin
• 10/5 - With a new principal flute, Muti and CSO mix it up with winning results
• 9/30 - Chicago Symphony musicians ratify contract, get 5% raise and no reduction in health benefits
• 9/28 - Pleasures are few in Lyric Opera’s garish, charmless “Figaro”
• 9/28 - Radvanovsky leads off Met’s Donizetti triptych with a memorable “Anna Bolena”
• 9/27 - Hvorostovsky’s return adds emotion to Met’s dramatic “Trovatore”
• 9/24 - Lyric Opera team anticipates a joyous opening with new production of “Figaro”
• 9/23 - Despite drab staging, magnificent singing and conducting make for a triumphant Met “Otello”
• 8/19 - American Music Project announces award grants for 2015-16 season
• 8/15 - Anthony McGill to join JACK Quartet for Gordon premiere in New York
• 8/14 - Benjamin’s “Written on Skin” flays opera conventions in U.S. premiere
• 8/14 - Bronfman ignites a Prokofiev storm at Ravinia
• 8/8 - Powerful “Salome” and problematic Mozart at Santa Fe Opera
• 8/7 - Santa Fe company commissions an iOpera: Should there be an app for that?
• 8/6 - “Cold Mountain” is a long, bleak night in Santa Fe Opera premiere
• 8/5 - A sensational “Rigoletto” debut and uneven “La fille” at Santa Fe Opera
• 7/31 - Conlon, Chicago Symphony vivid and stylish in Brahms and Zemlinsky at Ravinia
• 7/30 - Hampson brings power and eloquence to German lied and American song at Ravinia
• 7/21 - Europe-bound, James Conlon departs Ravinia after 11 years with no regrets
• 7/21 - Ravinia may jettison music director post after Conlon, says Kauffman
• 7/17 - A memorable evening with Igor Levit and Bach at Ravinia
• 7/11 - Bryn Terfel makes the Tanglewood stage his world
• 7/2 - Michael Rossi creates opportunities for young musicians with Miami Summer Music Festival
• 6/17 - Google and top orchestras team up to release live recordings
• 6/14 - San Francisco Opera’s “Two Women” offers Puccini Lite score, melodramatic cliches in world premiere
• 6/8 - A captivating Antonacci leads a strong cast in San Francisco Opera’s epic “Troyens”
• 6/4 - Orli Shaham offers superb program of Brahms and works inspired by him
• 5/30 - Honeck strikes sparks with New York Philharmonic in favored Austro-German rep
• 5/30 - Clyne’s “Seamstress” could use more stitchwork in mixed Chicago Symphony premiere
• 5/22 - Liebermann premiere makes strong impact with Emerson Quartet
• 5/19 - Salonen, Chicago Symphony and stellar cast deliver a haunting and memorable “Pelléas”
• 5/11 - Florida Grand Opera delivers a powerful staging of Menotti’s “Consul”
• 5/11 - Aggressive virtuosity and fitful poetry in Lang Lang’s return to Chicago
• 5/11 - Stephen Hough’s luminous artistry makes for memorable Chopin, Debussy in Boston
• 5/3 - Les Arts Florissants makes a delightful (and belated) Miami debut
• 4/27 - Mutter shines in two rare concertos with Tilson Thomas and New World Symphony
• 4/25 - Australian Chamber Orchestra closes Fort Lauderdale classical season on high note
• 4/23 - Kissin’s distinctive mastery brings illumination on a rainy afternoon
• 4/17 - Lockhart, BBC Concert Orchestra make mixed impression in Miami
• 4/6 - Significant (and belated) U.S. premieres highlight Eötvös program with New World Symphony
• 4/1 - Conductor and individual artists shine in Met’s unfocused “Don Carlo”
• 3/31 - When worlds converge, with Batiashvili and Lewis
• 3/30 - Requiem for a great friend who also happened to be a great composer
• 3/29 - Aided by Josefowicz’s fire, Adams returns to form with “Scheherazade.2”
• 3/24 - Perahia shows the art that conceals art in cornerstone repertory
• 3/19 - Fine singing and superb conducting in Verdi’s “Don Carlos’ at Sarasota Opera
• 3/17 - Boulez’s piano music is a cool dish, well (and generously) served by Aimard, Stefanovich
• 3/17 - Sarasota Opera delivers an intense, gripping “Tosca”
• 3/16 - Rimsky’s “Golden Cockerel” gets a colorful revival at Sarasota Opera
• 3/15 - Uneven vocalism makes for a routine “Figaro” at Sarasota Opera
• 3/13 - Minnesota Opera offers compelling premiere based on classic Cold War thriller
• 3/11 - Damrau and Grigolo ignite in Met’s thrilling “Manon”
• 3/11 - Diaz and Spano bring Higdon’s new Viola Concerto to Miami
• 2/27 - Lyric Opera closes season with Weinberg’s moving, powerful “Passenger”
• 2/27 - Seraphic Fire to spread to New York, D.C. and Philly in 2015-16 season
• 2/18 - Polish composer’s appeal remains timeless for young artists in Chopin Competition 
• 2/18 - DiDonato triumphs over dismal staging in Met’s “Donna del Lago”
• 2/7 - Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center shines brightly in percussion program
• 2/2 - Muti, Chicago Symphony remake Russian showpieces in their own image
• 2/2 - St. Olaf Choir brings luster and individuality to wide range of music
• 1/14 - Von Otter and Hewitt offer anticipations of spring in delightful afternoon of song
• 1/13 - Anne Sofie von Otter still looking for new musical worlds to conquer
• 1/7 - Curtain may fall on Florida Grand Opera performances in Fort Lauderdale
• 1/2 - Champagne goes a bit flat in Met’s new “Merry Widow”

2014

• 12/16 - Geoffrey Gordon is second composer commissioned by the American Music Project
• 12/15 - Yuja Wang delivers stunning artistry and blazing bravura in memorable Carnegie recital
• 12/9 - Lyric Opera’s uneven “Anna Bolena” lacks a sharp cutting edge
• 12/9 - Oboist Izotov leaving CSO for San Francisco Symphony
• 12/5 - Grand Torino: Noseda, inspired cast and Italian musicians hit the bullseye in a thrilling “William Tell”
• 12/4 - Met’s stolid “Meistersinger” fails to reach the high notes
• 11/20 - Lyric Opera has plenty of something with a moving, vocally resplendent “Porgy and Bess”
• 11/19 - After 20 years, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony are still coloring outside the lines
• 10/29 - Lyric Opera delivers the vocal thunder in a dark and combustible “Trovatore”
• 10/22 - Despite the protests and an uneven staging, Met’s powerful “Klinghoffer” makes a devastating impact
• 10/20 - SFO’s madcap “Partenope” serves up fine vocalism and broad comedy in equal measures
• 10/19 - Takács Quartet at their peak in wide-ranging program
• 10/18 - Met’s “Klinghoffer” deserves an open mind, not political censorship
• 10/12 - Handel and Haydn launches 200th anniversary season with Baroque splendor
• 10/8 - Conductor Davis, radiant Fleming make a case for Strauss’s talky “Capriccio”
• 10/8 - Pollini offers regal Schumann and Chopin in Boston return
• 10/7 - Hampson and Di Giacomo lift SFO’s atmospheric “Un Ballo”
• 10/6 - American Music Project launches with epic Wurtz quintet and vigorous performances
• 9/30 - With a brilliant cast and edgy staging, Lyric Opera scores a triumph in “Don Giovanni”
• 9/30 - Festive inaugural concert ushers in the Nelsons era for Boston Symphony Orchestra
• 9/30 - Mariusz Kwiecien in his signature role with Lyric Opera of Chicago’s “Don Giovanni”
• 9/26 - Netrebko tears it up in the Met’s riveting, well-sung “Macbeth”
• 9/25 - New York Philharmonic gets down to business with Mahler, Chin premiere
• 9/24 - No class (struggle) act but terrific cast shines in Met’s season-opening “Figaro”
• 9/22 - Muti, Chicago Symphony open new season with a mixed Beethoven Ninth
• 9/15 - Chicago Opera Theater’s worthy revival of Bloch’s “Macbeth” undone by unkind cuts
• 9/12 - Grand singing in SFO’s “Norma” rises above baffling staging
• 9/10 - San Francisco Opera delivers a powerful and visually striking “Susannah”
• 9/6 - Kaminsky’s transgender opera “As One” makes a poignant and remarkable premiere
• 8/20 - Met and musician unions agreed to share the pain
• 8/18 - Met reaches agreement with musicians union and chorus
• 8/17 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra wrap 80th season with resounding Ravel and a Bolcom premiere
• 8/16 - Philharmonia Baroque’s “Teseo” teeters between broad comedy, deeper emotions at Tanglewood
• 8/12 - Grant Park Music Festival to wrap season with Bill Bolcom premiere
• 8/10 - Theofanidis’ “Northern Lights” premiere proves less than the sum of its multimedia parts
• 8/9 - Santa Fe Opera’s leaden “Dr. Sun Yat-sen” leaves one hungry for more musical substance
• 8/8 - Stravinsky and Mozart make colorful music together in Santa Fe Opera double bill
• 8/7 - The personal is political in Santa Fe’s incendiary border-crisis “Carmen”
• 8/6 - Updated Donizetti and Beethoven offer mixed results at Santa Fe Opera
• 8/4 - American Music Project to launch with world premiere in Chicago
• 7/24 - National Youth Orchestra’s impressive Carnegie stand shows the kids are alright
• 7/21 - Susanna Mälkki makes resounding Ravinia debut with CSO
• 7/15 - Caramoor Festival serves up bel canto rarity with Donizetti’s “Lucrezia Borgia”
• 7/15 - Lyric Opera lifts the veil on its work-in-progress “Bel Canto” 
• 7/15 - Lorin Maazel 1930-2014
• 7/13 - Nelsons, Mutter and BSO team up for grand night of Dvořák at Tanglewood
• 7/12 - Houston Grand Opera delivers powerful experience with “The Passenger”
• 7/12 - Emerson Quartet delves deeply into late Shostakovich at Tanglewood
• 6/24 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra deliver stirring and eloquent Elgar
• 6/22 - Muti, Chicago Symphony wrap season with resounding Mahler
• 6/7 - Even with von Stade, Gordon’s inert “Coffin” is a deadly night in Philadelphia
• 5/24 - Chicago Symphony’s festival opener light on artistic truth but delivers sonic power
• 5/20 - Emanuel Ax gracefully reveals the once and future Brahms
• 5/20 - Jansons, Bavarian Symphony close Carnegie stand with rapturous Brahms
• 4/19 - Slatkin, Chicago Symphony pack the house for a successful (and rare) American program
• 4/17 - Anne Akiko Meyers eager to tackle Bates Violin Concerto with Chicago Symphony
• 4/15 - With his studio transplanted, Charles Ives’ music lives again at the American Academy of Arts and Letters
• 4/6 - Father-daughter team shines in Detroit revival of Bolcom’s “A View from the Bridge”
• 4/4 - Bronfman brings the artistry, Zukerman provides the Zzzzzzzs
• 3/26 - Noseda, orchestra and fine cast make a heroic case for the Met’s “Chenier”
• 3/21 - A memorable night of singing with Fleming and Kaufmann at Lyric Opera of Chicago
• 3/21 - Mehta, Israel Philharmonic serve Bruckner’s Eighth straight up in Boston
• 3/15 - Hampson is a moving Wozzeck in belated role debut
• 3/14 - Gilbert, NY Philharmonic soar in magnificent night of Nielsen
• 3/11 - Sarasota Opera makes a powerful case for Verdi’s “Jerusalem”
• 3/10 - Dessay brings an intimate side of her art to Boston recital
• 3/10 - Sarasota Opera’s “Trovatore” eventually sparks Verdian fire
• 3/10 - Sarasota Opera serves up rollicking Rossini with an inspired “Barber”
• 3/9 - Dufour, Chicago Symphony triumph with premiere of Connesson concerto
• 3/8 - Sarasota Opera’s static “Dutchman” offers more ebb than flow
• 3/7 - DiDonato and Polenzani rule in Lyric Opera’s sleek, stylish “Tito”
• 3/2 - Goerne proves a haunting and memorable Wozzeck at Carnegie Vienna festival
• 3/2 - Countertenor Jaroussky hits the heights in Chicago recital
• 2/26 - Temirkanov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic prove Russian to the core
• 2/26 - Lyric Opera’s dark and unfocused “Rusalka” fails to touch the heart
• 2/26 - Ma and Ax team up for a memorable evening of Brahms
• 2/17 - Even with Duke Ellington’s music, Chicago Opera Theater’s “Queenie Pie” is barely skin deep
• 2/8 - Borodin’s original “Prince Igor” shines, dark yet brilliant, at the Met
• 2/5 - Muti extends CSO contract through 2020, and holds forth on several subjects
• 2/5 - Muti, Chicago Symphony to spotlight Tchaikovsky, Scriabin and French music in 2014-15 season
• 2/3 - Leonard’s radiant debut a highlight in Lyric Opera’s bright new “Barber”
• 2/1 - Even with Yo-Yo Ma, Muti and Chicago Symphony, premiere of double cello concerto proves a mixed melange
• 2/1 - Fleming to star in “Capriccio” at Lyric Opera; “Tannhäuser,” “Anna Bolena” and “Porgy” also on tap in 2014-15 season
• 1/25 - Fleming returns to “Rusalka” with touching portrayal and vocal unease
• 1/22 - “Rusalka” remains a favorite vocal touchstone for Renée Fleming
• 1/22 - Claudio Abbado 1933-2014
• 1/14 - San Francisco Opera to present world premiere of “La Ciociara” in 2015
• 1/13 - Racette’s riveting portrayal lifts Lyric Opera’s second-cast “Butterfly”
• 1/8 - Blechacz wins Gilmore Award

2013

• 12/18 - Taymor’s “Flute” works its seasonal magic at the Met
• 12/12 - Lyric Opera’s delightful “Fledermaus” banishes the winter chill
• 12/10 - Deborah Rutter to depart Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Kennedy Center
• 12/8 - A fine ensemble cast boosts the Met’s delightful Fifties’ “Falstaff”
• 12/3 - Marion Lignana Rosenberg, 1961-2013
• 11/25 - Tilson Thomas throws out the first lozenge at Chicago Symphony concert
• 11/13 - New cast strikes sparks in Met’s ground-breaking Sin City “Rigoletto”
• 11/11 - Lyric Opera’s “Parsifal” offers vexing, variably sung Wagner
• 11/9 - Christine Goerke moves heaven and earth in Met’s “Die Frau ohne Schatten”
• 11/9 - Florida Grand Opera opens season with Levy’s electrifying “Mourning”
• 11/3 - Opera Philadelphia presents American premiere of mesmerizing “Svadba”
• 11/1 - Florida Grand Opera to open season with Levy’s great, neglected American tragedy
• 10/31 - Alagna bedazzles as staging bewilders in Met’s mixed “Tosca”
• 10/27 - Turnage premiere spotlights program of hope with Harding, Boston Symphony
• 10/23 - SFO overcomes backstage drama to offer a worthy “Dutchman”
• 10/23 - Muhly’s dark, haunting “Two Boys” offers a chilling parable for the internet age
• 10/17 - Metropolitan Opera to explore the internet’s dark side with Nico Muhly’s “Two Boys”
• 10/17 - Denk traverses “Goldberg” Variations with freshness and humor
• 10/13 - Met’s captivating “Midsummer Night’s Dream” finds Britten’s magical mix
• 10/11 - Muti, Chicago Symphony mark Verdi’s 200th with a volatile and dramatic Requiem
• 10/7 - Martinez lifts a mixed “Otello” to open Lyric Opera’s season
• 10/3 - Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra launch tour in Chicago with a Stravinsky pas de trois
• 10/2 - Carnegie Hall season-opening concert canceled due to stagehands strike
• 10/1 - Osmo Vänskä resigns from Minnesota Orchestra
• 9/29 - A bloody magnificent “Macbeth”: Muti, singers, CSO and Chorus deliver a Verdi night to remember
• 9/26 - Levine returns to the Met with a well sung, lightweight “Così” that misses the dark side
• 9/26 - Uneven dramatics apart, the Met opens season with a handsome new “Onegin”
• 9/22 - Gritty new opera explores a Massachusetts miscarriage of justice
• 9/21 - John Adams’ new concerto shows sax appeal in American premiere
• 9/20 - Bad girls, Bad girls: Turnage’s witty tragedy “Anna Nicole” mirrors the looming fate of New York City Opera
• 9/19 - Picker’s “Dolores Claiborne” a triumph for American verismo and San Francisco Opera
• 9/18 - Muti talks Verdi: Conductor to lead off his fourth CSO season with a very Verdi month
• 9/16 - New Boston company debuts with stirring concert performance of Wagner’s “Rienzi”
• 9/10 - Adams’ powerful yet flawed “Mary” gospel closes Ravinia season with a Midwest premiere
• 9/7 - Spectacle overwhelms the vocalism in San Francisco Opera’s season-opening “Mefistofele”
• 8/29 - Lang’s “Match Girl Passion” receives luminous performance at Ravinia
• 8/21 - Composer David Lang explores a secular transcendence in “Little Match Girl Passion”
• 8/17 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra wrap the season with Adams and Stravinsky
• 8/15 - New cellist makes a natural fit with Emerson Quartet
• 8/9 - U.S. Chopin Competition kicks top prize up to $75,000 for 2015
• 8/4 - Ravinia’s impassioned “Aida” a Verdi night to remember
• 8/2 - Santa Fe Opera’s thrilling “Donna del Lago” proves the highlight of the summer
• 8/1 - Morrison’s “Oscar” proves a trial at Santa Fe Opera premiere
• 7/31 - Fizz is off the champagne in Santa Fe Opera’s “Duchess of Gerolstein”
• 7/28 - New York Classical Review to launch in September
• 7/28 - Lang Lang returns to Ravinia for a double shot of Beethoven and Prokofiev
• 7/27 - Conlon, Chicago Symphony make beautiful night music with Mahler at Ravinia
• 7/23 - Nelsons suffers concussion, cancels Tanglewood appearance
• 7/21 - Terfel leads a fine cast with BSO in a memorable “Walküre” at Tanglewood  
• 7/19 - Classical Review founder chosen as one of Chicago’s most influential people in music
• 7/15 - Radio’s Bill McGlaughlin delights in making waves for classical music
• 7/12 - Dohnányi, Ax open CSO’s Ravinia season with two Thirds of Beethoven
• 7/11 - After 44 years, a passing of the bow for the Juilliard Quartet at Ravinia
• 7/7 - Angela Meade sizzles in Verdi’s “Vêpres” at Caramoor
• 6/29 - Kalmar, Grant Park forces fete Britten in style with powerful “War Requiem”
• 6/25 - Mr. Nelsons comes to Boston
• 6/25 - Daniel Hope gives new life to composer’s updated Vivaldi
• 6/24 - SFO “Cosi” looks great, yet proves vocally less filling
• 6/21 - SFO’s superb cast and quirky staging make for a distinctive “Hoffmann”
• 6/20 - Adamo’s feminist “Mary Magdalene” opera is an unholy mess
• 6/19 - Roll over Vivaldi? Daniel Hope to perform a retooled “Four Seasons” at Ravinia
• 6/18 - Boston Early Music Festival’s Charpentier makes for memorable evening in Rockport
• 6/15 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus spark a genuine storm in festival opener
• 6/14 - The Wagnerian past is prologue with Muti’s compelling CSO program
• 6/11 - Adamo’s new “Mary Magdalene” opera won’t take traditional Jesus story as gospel
• 6/11 - Hugo Kauder’s “Merlin” receives its belated world premiere in New Haven
• 6/7 - Muti returns to Chicago Symphony with rare Martinů and sensual Scriabin
• 6/3 - Pianist Ott shows dazzle and depth in Chicago recital debut
• 5/24 - Compelling premiere shines a modern light on Persian poet at Boston’s Guerilla Opera
• 5/24 - Florida Grand Opera swaps “Thaïs” for “Tristan,” announces casting for season
• 5/22 - Rough-hewn and under-rehearsed, troupe fails its mission with Handel’s early “Rodrigo”
• 5/17 - Chicago Opera Theater’s all-20th-century 2014 season to offer three Chicago premieres
• 5/17 - Duo Yamamoto takes the gold at Dranoff 2 Piano Competition
• 5/16 - Andris Nelsons tapped as music director for Boston Symphony
• 5/16 - Met Young Artist shows world-class artistry in Miami recital
• 5/10 - 20-year-old Russian to open Miami Piano Festival
• 5/6 - Met’s “Carmelites” closes season with devastating radiance
• 5/4 - Handel and Haydn Society brings biblical fervor to Handel’s “Jephtha”
• 5/3 - For Dranoff Competition teams, twenty fingers are better than ten
• 4/29 - Memorable Brahms and Mahler with MTT, Tetzlaff and New World Symphony
• 4/27 - Fleming soars in premiere of new song cycle at Carnegie Hall
• 4/27 - Hampson, Jupiter Quartet eloquent in Adamo premiere, Wolf songs
• 4/24 - Bicket named Santa Fe Opera conductor
• 4/24 - Met closes Ring cycle with a grand and satisfying “Götterdämmerung”
• 4/23 - Kissin’s Boston recital moves from cool flame to artistic fire
• 4/22 - Director Alden once again snatches defeat from jaws of victory with clumsy, tedious staging of NYCO’s “Périchole”
• 4/21 - Met’s Ring cycle reaches crushing speed with superb “Siegfried”
• 4/16 - Thielemann, Staatskapelle Dresden and Batiashvili serve up memorable afternoon of Brahms
• 4/15 - Adolph “Bud” Herseth, legendary CSO trumpet player, dies at 91
• 4/15 - Even with rough edges, NY City Opera’s “Mosè” reaches sublime heights
• 4/14 - Met’s mixed cast makes for a vocally varied “Walküre”
• 4/14 - Knussen conducts Knussen and Russian novelties with Boston Symphony
• 4/12 - After sedate start, Muti’s Bach eventually reaches the summit
• 4/8 - Chicago Lyric’s “mariachi opera” offers thin musical salsa
• 4/7 - An excellent cast triumphs over the machine in Met’s “Rheingold”
• 4/6 - Gatti closes New York season with more memorable Wagner, this time with Boston Symphony
• 4/5 - Met’s witty, opulent “Cesare” proves a vocal and visual delight
• 3/27 - Lyric Opera’s inspired cast and artful staging can’t make the case for Previn’s pallid “Streetcar”
• 3/22 - Met’s Atomic Age “Faust” still a directorial nuclear bomb
• 3/20 - Verdi’s delightful “Un giorno” fit for a king at Sarasota Opera
• 3/18 - Sarasota Opera closes its American series with a devastating “Of Mice and Men”
• 3/18 - Back Bay Chorale muses on last things with new Fairouz work, Mozart Requiem
• 3/17 - “Pearl Fishers” not a jewel at Sarasota Opera
• 3/17 - Sarasota Opera pulls the plug on American opera series
• 3/17 - Brenda Harris makes a memorable debut in Sarasota Opera’s “Turandot”
• 3/16 - Thomas cello concerto debuts in blaze of glory with Harrell and Boston Symphony
• 3/15 - Damrau makes admirable role debut in Met’s uneven “Traviata”
• 3/12 - Augusta Read Thomas concerto to receive world premiere by Lynn Harrell and BSO
• 3/12 - After rough start, Mutter and Orkis serve up ample fire and musical rewards
• 3/10 - Star power and soaring vocalism make second time the charm for Lyric Opera’s “Boheme”
• 3/9 - Friendly colleagues Netrebko and Calleja team up again in Lyric Opera’s “La Boheme”
• 3/5 - Hellish for some, Zandonai’s “Francesca” finds redemption at the Met
• 3/3 - Musical monotony prevents San Francisco Opera’s “Secret Garden” from blooming
• 3/2 - Hilary Hahn’s Bach towers over a mixed Boston program of sonatas and encores
• 2/27 - Van Cliburn passes away at 78
• 2/27 - Three inspiring debuts lift Lyric Opera’s “Rigoletto” out of the routine
• 2/25 - Though the spirits are pallid, City Opera’s Britten proves haunting
• 2/25 - Chicago Opera Theater opens season with a mixed local debut for Glass’s “Usher”
• 2/23 - Even with a magnificent Furlanetto, the Met’s “Don Carlo” is a royal mess
• 2/21 - No Glass ceiling for American opera; Chicago Opera Theater opens new era with “Usher”
• 2/19 - Dale Clevenger, longtime CSO principal horn, to retire June 30
• 2/18 - New York City Opera goes down and gets dirty with “Powder Her Face”
• 2/16 - The Met unfolds a spare, darkly human and deeply moving “Parsifal”
• 2/14 - Jeff Yang, ACM bring light to Chicago debut of Rihm concerto
• 2/11 - Cage Festival ends exuberantly with lovable anarchy and news of a Grammy win
• 2/10 - New World Symphony’s Cage Festival presents wonderfully antic chaos with “Song Books”
• 2/10 - Lyric Opera’s glorious “Meistersinger” takes the prize
• 2/8 - Lyric Opera announces a safety-first 2013-14 season centered on Italian standards
• 2/6 - Potent playing, tired conducting as Philadelphia Orchestra opens Florida tour
• 2/5 - Sir Andrew Davis marks his 25th anniversary at Lyric Opera with Wagner’s epic “Meistersinger”
• 2/5 - Burned Lyric Opera actor to be released Thursday
• 1/29 - Met’s Rat Pack “Rigoletto” gives us Vegas minus the Viva
• 1/25 - Fleming and Graham team up for a beguiling homage to La belle époque
• 1/23 - Rough edges, hapless direction detract from worthy vocal moments in Lyric Opera’s “Bohème”
• 1/21 - Back to Brahms: Steven Isserlis to revisit a favorite and explore new works on U.S. tour
• 1/19 - Helios Early Opera plays Cavalli’s “Artemisia” mostly for laughs in enjoyable North American premiere
• 1/17 - Muti requires surgery for hernia, will miss Chicago Symphony’s Asian tour; Maazel steps in
• 1/16 - Tokyo String Quartet provides memorable evening on farewell tour
• 1/14 - Dinnerstein brings fire and feeling to Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations in Miami
• 1/9 - Muti cancels all January Chicago Symphony dates due to flu; will still lead orchestra on Asian tour
• 1/7 - A fine cast overcomes weaknesses of score and conductor in OONY’s “Andrea Chenier”
• 1/1 - DiDonato triumphs in the Met premiere of “Maria Stuarda”

2012

• 12/21 - Chicago Symphony’s Christopher Martin scales the heights in world premiere of Rouse’s rousing trumpet concerto
• 12/16 - Saariaho’s Clarinet Concerto effectively knocks down the fourth wall in its U.S. premiere
• 12/14 - Met’s “Les Troyens” offers stirring grandeur amid uneven cast and staging
• 12/11 - Conductor Susanna Mälkki is making big waves on the world’s music stages
• 12/9 - Lyric Opera’s “Hansel and Gretel” serves up a wry Freudian nightmare for all ages
• 12/3 - Dudamel and Bolivar Orchestra spark an audience frenzy in Chicago
• 12/2 - Adams conducts Adams (and Carter) in exhilarating night at New World Symphony
• 11/30 - Marking its tenth anniversary, ICE looks to expand its new-music cool
• 11/29 - A first-rate cast triumphs in Met’s “Don Giovanni”
• 11/27 - Haitink’s return, along with Terfel and four operas, highlight Tanglewood’s 76th season
• 11/26 - Lyric Opera serves up a delightful “Don Pasquale”
• 11/26 - St. Lawrence String Quartet delivers edgy virtuosity in West Palm Beach
• 11/24 - Soprano makes impressive debut in Met’s “Aida”
• 11/20 - Florida Grand Opera to present Levy’s “Electra” and Wagner’s “Tristan” in 2013-14
• 11/17 - A superb young cast sparks Mozart’s “Clemenza” at the Met
• 11/13 - As Florida Grand Opera opens season, new director charts an ambitious and adventurous course
• 11/12 - Muddled Massenet: Directorial excess fatally undermines a fine cast in Lyric Opera’s “Werther”
• 11/9 - Glorious singing and striking new production highlight Met’s “Un ballo”
• 11/8 - Salonen, Philharmonia Orchestra serve up volatile Berlioz
• 11/5 - Elliott Carter dies at age 103
• 11/5 - A memorable afternoon spent with J.S. Bach and András Schiff
• 11/2 - Saariaho premiere and Shaham’s eloquent Britten highlight Boston Symphony program
• 11/1 - National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba to make belated South Florida debut in West Palm Beach
• 10/27 - Crass, incompetent direction and variable cast make for an embarrassing “Figaro” revival at the Met
• 10/26 - Dutoit, Boston Symphony provide an operatic feast of Ravel and Stravinsky
• 10/24 - Dazzling and deep, Adès’ “Tempest” creates a beautiful storm in Met premiere
• 10/24 - TCR writer goes to the New York Times
• 10/22 - Jovanovich makes magnificent role debut in San Francisco Opera’s incoherent Cold War “Lohengrin”
• 10/20 - Heggie’s richly textured “Moby-Dick” scores a triumph at San Francisco Opera
• 10/18 - An Irving Fine anniversary is observed in words and music at Brandeis
• 10/16 - Maya Beiser’s “Elsewhere” to offer a feminist take on Lot’s wife at BAM
• 10/16 - A first-rate cast delivers a Verdian feast in Lyric Opera’s “Simon Boccanegra”
• 10/12 - Jurowski, Boston Symphony put across the power and fury of Shostakovich’s Fourth
• 10/12 - Levine to return to Met next season
• 10/11 - Gilbert, soloists provide ardent advocacy for Nielsen with New York Philharmonic
• 10/10 - Despite an ailing Moor, Fleming and Struckmann provide dramatic fire in Met’s “Otello”
• 10/7 - With intermittent voltage, “Elektra” ignites belated sparks at Lyric Opera
• 10/6 - Pianist Trifonov inaugurates Boston series with captivating mastery
• 10/4 - Muti, Chicago Symphony open Carnegie season with a flawed yet riveting “Carmina Burana”
• 9/30 - Two brilliant stars overcome bizarre and muddled staging in San Francisco Opera’s “Capuleti”
• 9/30 - Low voices come out on top in Met’s mixed “Trovatore”
• 9/30 - For 25 years New World Symphony alums are making beautiful music in different ways
• 9/29 - Rachvelishvili’s sultry Carmen strikes sparks at the Met
• 9/28 - Conductor Aprea fires back at Palm Beach Opera director, claims he was ousted
• 9/27 - In its silver anniversary, the Met’s “Turandot” emerges golden
• 9/25 - Met opens new season with a safe and charmless “Elixir”
• 9/25 - Chicago Symphony musicians and management reach agreement
• 9/24 - Health insurance contributions at the heart of Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians’ strike
• 9/23 - Perlman opens Boston Symphony season with Beethoven, both intimate and exhilarating
• 9/22 - Muti and Chicago Symphony vanquish the rain gods with a stirring “Carmina Burana”
• 9/21 - Muti, Chicago Symphony open season in rousing festive style
• 9/21 - Glass’s epic “Einstein” remains an opera for our time at BAM
• 9/20 - Gilbert, New York Philharmonic open season with the Rite stuff
• 9/20 - Former marketing chief returns to Sarasota Opera to take top job
• 9/14 - Chicago’s Beethoven Festival serves up a remarkable ten-hour feast
• 9/8 - Soprano provides bright moments in San Francisco Opera’s flat “Rigoletto” opener
• 8/30 - Susan Danis named new chief at Florida Grand Opera
• 8/29 - Chaslin leaves Santa Fe Opera after two seasons
• 8/27 - Harbison’s tribute closes an anniversary season of Tanglewood premieres
• 8/22 - Chicago Opera Theater to launch American series
• 8/20 - Botstein revives Saint-Saëns’ rarely heard “Henry VIII” at the Bard Festival
• 8/18 - Grant Park Festival wraps season with compelling account of Dvořák’s “Spectre’s Bride”
• 8/13 - Previn premiere serves up winningly retro Americana at Tanglewood
• 8/10 - Gerald Finley shows remarkable vocal artistry in Ravinia recital
• 8/6 - Szymanowski’s elusive “King Roger” receives thoughtful advocacy in Santa Fe
• 8/3 - Sensational singing, stormy weather and artistic courage make for a memorable Rossini revival in Santa Fe
• 8/2 - Santa Fe Opera returns to its Strauss roots with a wry and admirable “Arabella”
• 8/1 - Santa Fe Opera’s superb cast proves golden in “Pearl Fishers”
• 7/31 - Santa Fe Opera presents a visually striking, vocally mixed “Tosca”
• 7/29 - Glimmerglass scores with a colorful, sumptuous “Armide”
• 7/29 - Weill’s “Lost in the Stars” proves a bit lost itself at Glimmerglass
• 7/29 - A fine “Aida” cast gets water-boarded by clumsy staging at Glimmerglass
• 7/28 - Chabrier’s comic opera sparkles winningly at Bard Music Festival
• 7/27 - “Feng Yi Ting” offers a mesmerizing take on the opera femme fatale at Lincoln Center
• 7/24 - Tanglewood continues its traditions with student musicians tackling Ives
• 7/22 - Caramoor presents a historically scrupulous yet vocally uneven “Capuleti”
• 7/20 - Saariaho’s “Émilie” makes triumphant New York debut at Lincoln Center Festival
• 7/16 - Violinist Schumann sparks a golden night at Ravinia
• 7/11 - Lyric Opera of Chicago receives $2 million Mellon grant for new outreach project
• 7/9 - Joshua Bell, Edger Meyer give Double Concerto a lively premiere at Tanglewood
• 7/8 - Currier choral premiere delivers a compelling vision at Grant Park Music Festival
• 7/5 - Midori brings intimate poetry and refined eloquence to Bach
• 7/3 - Young organist celebrates Vierne with North American tour
• 7/3 - Evelyn Lear dies at 86
• 7/2 - Grant Park Chorus takes flight in 50th anniversary program
• 6/30 - New York Philharmonic closes season with an in-the-round modernist spectacular
• 6/27 - New York Philharmonic to close season with Stockhausen’s tri-orchestral “Gruppen”
• 6/25 - San Francisco Opera serves up a brilliant staging of Adams’ problematic “Nixon in China”
• 6/22 - San Francisco Opera’s “Magic Flute” winningly blends quirky design with high tech
• 6/21 - Furlanetto, Luisotti triumph over mixed production in San Francisco Opera’s “Attila”
• 6/19 - Unsuk Chin’s “Alice in Wonderland” delivers a dazzling journey for all ages
• 6/16 - Gandolfi choral premiere fails to converge at Grant Park Music Festival
• 6/15 - Muti returns to CSO for shattering Shostakovich and triumphant Beethoven
• 6/13 - Grant Park Music Festival’s choral anniversary season promises to be golden
• 6/8 - Young soloists shine brightly in Beethoven “Triple” play with Chicago Symphony
• 5/24 - Boosey & Hawkes, San Francisco and New World symphonies launch program for young composers
• 5/23 - Upstart New York opera company puts the casa back in “Don Pasquale”
• 5/21 - Miami opera house flooded due to faulty drain pipe, say officials
• 5/16 - Brazilian pianist eager to share his art at Miami Piano Festival
• 5/14 - Lang Lang shows top artistry as well as fireworks at Lyric Opera of Chicago recital
• 5/8 - Chicago Symphony to make debuts in Korea, Taiwan and Mexico next season
• 5/6 - Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony wrap season with moving, magnificent Mahler
• 5/5 - The Met closes season with a memorable “Billy Budd”
• 5/4 - After a mixed start, Haitink’s Stravinsky and Beethoven program wraps Boston Symphony season on a high note
• 4/30 - Mattila provides ageless artistry in Met’s masterful “Makropulos Case”
• 4/24 - Boston Symphony starts free online streaming of weekly concerts today
• 4/23 - Chicago Opera Theater wraps Medea cycle with a supremely stylish and well sung “Teseo”
• 4/19 - Chanticleer’s Florida program showcases their eclectic style and distinctive sound
• 4/18 - With its budget balanced, New York City Opera to serve up Britten, Adès, Rossini and Offenbach in 2013
• 4/17 - Upshaw, Australian Chamber Orchestra, provide heartfelt advocacy for new song cycle
• 4/16 - Chicago Opera Theater’s lively young cast shines in Shostakovich’s charming “Moscow, Cheryomushki”
• 4/14 - Josefowicz dazzles in Salonen’s Violin Concerto with Boston Symphony Orchestra
• 4/14 - Fleming, Hampson, and Barenboim featured in Boston Celebrity Series’ starry 2012-13 season
• 4/12 - Chicago Opera Theater to open season with light-hearted Shostakovich operetta (no, really)
• 4/7 - Covering for Dessay, Hong scales the heights in Met’s “Traviata”
• 4/7 - Lugansky makes triumphant Chicago Symphony debut with powerhouse Rachmaninoff
• 4/6 - Boston’s Celebrity Series launches new concert partnership with Longy School
• 4/4 - Chicago Opera Theater plans adventurous 2013 season of Glass, Piazzolla and Verdi
• 3/27 - Met’s tacky, indifferently sung “Manon” needs something like a prayer
• 3/26 - With insight and sensitivity, Uchida scales the challenge of Schubert’s late sonatas
• 3/22 - Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony provide dynamic advocacy for mixed “Mavericks’ program
• 3/21 - Hampson shines darkly in Met’s haunting “Macbeth”
• 3/20 - Sarasota Opera presents a handsome, mostly effective “Vanessa”
• 3/19 - New York City Opera serves up an intimate and compelling “Così”
• 3/18 - Tenor Davila brings electrifying intensity to Sarasota Opera’s “Otello”
• 3/18 - Kim’s bravura performance strikes sparks in Sarasota Opera’s “Lucia”
• 3/17 - Sarasota Opera stumbles with a clinker of a “Carmen”
• 3/16 - Countertenor Davies displays vocal gleam and casual bravura with Baroque Band
• 3/6 - Flórez, conductor elevate the Met’s silly and dated “Elisir”
• 3/2 - Stellar vocalism and goofy charm make for an engaging “Rinaldo” at Lyric Opera
• 3/2 - Luca Pisaroni’s passion for music leads to a Lyric Opera debut in “Rinaldo”
• 2/28 - The Met’s “Khovanshchina” proves a bleak yet powerful experience
• 2/28 - “Bel Canto,” a new opera based on Patchett novel, to premiere at Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2015
• 2/27 - Trpčeski brings thrilling bravura and intellectual depth to Liszt and Schubert
• 2/26 - Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic deliver Bruckner’s Ninth in all its restored, majestic glory
• 2/21 - Spivakov and Kern team up for a virtuosic, audience-pleasing program
• 2/21 - Andsnes displays daunting if cool command in well-balanced program
• 2/20 - Melody Moore’s tour de force diva sparks the American premiere of Wainwright’s “Prima Donna”
• 2/20 - Hough brings vision and explosive spontaneity to captivating Miami recital
• 2/20 - A delightful afternoon of Mendelssohn in Boston from Finckel, Wu Han and Setzer
• 2/18 - Fauré Quartet makes a superb stand at the University of Chicago
• 2/17 - Stunning Shostakovich headlines a night of contrasts from Denève, Boston Symphony
• 2/15 - David Finckel leaving Emerson Quartet
• 2/13 - Laquita Mitchell’s extraordinary Violetta gets New York City Opera back on track
• 2/13 - A triumphant “Show Boat” rolls along magnificently at Lyric Opera of Chicago
• 2/12 - St. Olaf Choir celebrates its centennial on a snowy night in Chicago
• 2/11 - Grammy nominee Seraphic Fire scales the heights of Bach’s Mass in B minor
• 2/10 - Variable singing and empty spectacle make for a less-than-stellar Met “Aida”
• 2/10 - Clyne’s powerful premiere given first-class advocacy by Muti, Chicago Symphony
• 2/9 - Boston Lyric Opera serves Maxwell Davies well with haunting, effective “Lighthouse”
• 2/9 - Ohlsson and the Wroclaw Philharmonic serve up inspired Chopin
• 2/8 - Anna Clyne’s “Night Ferry” set to sail after a long creative voyage
• 2/7 - Garrick Ohlsson, a Chopin player for all seasons
• 2/5 - Serkin masterfully scales the summit of Beethoven’s “Diabelli” Variations
• 2/4 - Despite dynamic advocacy by Muti and CSO, “Alternative Energy” premiere runs out of fuel
• 2/3 - Met’s “Ernani” revival proves a variable bag of Verdi
• 2/1 - Glass the minimalist turns symphonic maximalist in his Ninth
• 1/30 - Polished and poetic, Joshua Bell’s artistry remains remarkable
• 1/28 - “Götterdämmerung” closes the Met’s Ring strongly with big questions still in twilight
• 1/28 - Oooh-weee-oooh: Boston Modern Orchestra Project unveils concertos for theremin and other offbeat protagonists
• 1/28 - Cleveland Orchestra, Bronfman open Miami season with power and precision
• 1/27 - Muti returns to Chicago Symphony with an elegant and electrifying “Carmina Burana”
• 1/27 - Muhly premiere proves more not than hot in Seattle
• 1/25 - Controversial “Tchaikovsky” orchestra proves unworthy of its name
• 1/24 - Monsigny’s “Le Roi” receives admirable revival from Opera Lafayette
• 1/24 - Dutoit, Royal Philharmonic, show impressive fire and fair
• 1/22 - Giordani and a worthy cast belatedly ignite the Lyric Opera’s “Aida”
• 1/18 - San Francisco Opera to present three American world premieres in 2013
• 1/17 - Netrebko’s debut, Fleming as Blanche, and a Wagner spectacle on tap in Lyric Opera’s 2012-13 season
• 1/15 - New World Symphony serves up a terrific program of new music
• 1/13 - Zinman leads Boston Symphony in powerful Harbison premiere
• 1/11 - The shade of Levine hovers over new Harbison symphony
• 1/11 - Met’s “Tosca” revival proves a mixed Puccinian bag
• 1/6 - Boston Symphony, Hardenberger open the new year with Turnage premiere
• 1/3 - Nicole Cabell: Chicago’s un-diva opera star
• 1/1 - Met’s strong cast and magical staging win out over PC cliches in “Enchanted Island”

2011

• 12/30 - Boston Symphony broadcasts to be aired on Classical New England network
• 12/23 - Opera Boston turns out the lights
• 12/17 - The Met’s dark, disenchanted “Hansel and Gretel” offers a Freudian nightmare for all ages
• 12/16 - Chicago Symphony, Salonen close year with new violin concerto, powerful Mahler
• 12/14 - In a tough economy, Palm Beach Opera opens its 50th season with confidence
• 12/13 - Fine vocalism and goofy charm make for an enjoyable “La Fille” at the Met
• 12/10 - Spellbinding soprano proves shattering in Met’s “Butterfly”
• 12/10 - Lyric Opera appoints Renée Fleming’s press rep as director of public relations
• 12/8 - Cabell and two outstanding Chicago debuts spark an irresistible “Magic Flute” at Lyric Opera
• 12/7 - Emerson Quartet provides compelling advocacy for new Adès work
• 12/7 - Long Beach Opera’s Andreas Mitisek tapped to succeed Brian Dickie at Chicago Opera Theater
• 11/30 - A superb cast wins out over confused staging in Met’s “Faust”
• 11/29 - Bostridge and Adès deliver a spell-binding bardic evening at Carnegie Hall
• 11/23 - New York Philharmonic’s Alessi gives brilliant advocacy to trombone concerto with Frost Wind Ensemble
• 11/21 - Lyric Opera’s winning production and worthy cast make for a mostly delightful “Ariadne”
• 11/19 - The Met’s “Boheme” serves up a nearly perfect take on a perfect opera 
• 11/17 - Like Occupy Wall Street, Maxwell Davies’ new “protest” opera proves more noisy than effective
• 11/15 - A terrific Met cast shines in the glorious tangle of Handel’s “Rodelinda”
• 11/14 - Shifrin, Orion Quartet provide sterling advocacy for Neikrug work in Boston premiere
• 11/10 - Gheorghiu, ageless and in charge with Opera Orchestra of New York’s “Adriana”
• 11/9 - Czar power: A riveting Furlanetto leads a superb cast in Lyric Opera’s “Boris”
• 11/6 - A double shot of Glass at Lincoln Center with a belated NY Philharmonic debut
• 11/1 - Budapest Festival Orchestra makes a worthy showing in lightish program
• 10/30 - Handel and Haydn Society soars in Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater”
• 10/28 - Two luminous leads conquer the machine in Met’s “Siegfried”
• 10/28 - Haitink, Chicago Symphony scale Haydn’s “Creation” with insight and aplomb
• 10/24 - Hilary Hahn brings sterling advocacy and personal charm to music old and new
• 10/23 - Opera Boston serves up a breezy and delightful “Beatrice et Benedict”
• 10/21 - Hilary Hahn to focus on small things with encores project
• 10/20 - Seraphic Fire launches tenth season, victorious in Victoria
• 10/19 - MusicNOW offers a bravura plugged-in season opener
• 10/18 - Berlioz’s rarely heard Shakespearean comedy to open Opera Boston season
• 10/17 - Ehnes, St. Louis Symphony present U.S. debut of Manoury concerto
• 10/17 - Seraphic Fire, Miami’s feted chamber choir, set to launch 10th season
• 10/16 - English Concert kicks off the UC Presents series with style and intimacy
• 10/14 - Two superb Dons and striking visuals make up for lack of dramatic focus in Met’s new “Don Giovanni”
• 10/14 - Finnish conductor makes sensational debut with Chicago Symphony
• 10/14 - Yo-Yo Ma and Dvorak prove a memorable match once again with the Boston Symphony
• 10/13 - With Emma Kirkby, Baroque Band launches fifth season in delightful fashion
• 10/12 - Bland heroine makes for a lackluster “Lucia” at Lyric Opera
• 10/7 - Muti and the CSO mark Mahler’s passing with retro Italian program
• 10/6 - ICE opens with a bracing blast from the modernist past
• 10/4 - A neglected Glass opera grows in Brooklyn with “In the Penal Colony”
• 10/2 - Inspired cast sparks a worthy “Hoffmann” to launch the Lyric Opera of Chicago season
• 10/2 - A new Count and Rosina highlight Met’s “Barber” revival
• 10/1 - Mutter, down-sized Boston Symphony open season in a reflective mood with Mozart
• 9/30 - Boston Symphony launches a transitional season with an eye toward future podium potential
• 9/29 - Polenzani ready for the challenge of “Hoffmann” at the Lyric Opera
• 9/28 - Worthy vocal moments in Met’s “Nabucco” undone by flat drama
• 9/27 - Netrebko opens Met season with compelling star turn in “Anna Bolena”
• 9/23 - William Mason looks back on five decades at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
• 9/23 - Muti, Chicago Symphony kick off season at South Side church
• 9/17 - Steinway debuts interactive iPad app for learning piano and buying music
• 9/12 - “Heart of a Soldier” a flawed yet moving and powerful portrait of one 9/11 hero
• 9/12 - Fulcrum Point marks September 11 with a diverse meditation on loss
• 9/10 - Theorin sparks a worthy “Turandot” to open San Francisco Opera’s season
• 9/10 - “More or Less I Am,” a moving synthesis of music and Whitman’s poetry to mark 9/11
• 9/7 - Salvatore Licitra dies after accident
• 9/2 - “Heart of a Soldier” creators hope the new opera’s personal story will transcend the 9/11 particulars at San Francisco Opera
• 9/2 - Plucky Opera Omnia gives Cavalli’s “Giasone” lively and irreverent advocacy
• 8/30 - Bailey brings a robust yet light-footed approach to Bach
• 8/15 - Boston Classical Review to debut in September
• 8/15 - Takács Quartet delivers sterling performances at Ravinia
• 8/13 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus give stirring advocacy to uneven Schmidt oratorio
• 8/13 - Philharmonia Baroque’s “Orlando” makes for an evening of Handelian delights at Ravinia
• 8/10 - The 5 Browns unveil new Muhly work at Ravinia
• 8/7 - Santa Fe Opera’s revival of Menotti comedy is savagely delightful
• 8/5 - Vivaldi’s music and inspired cast trump bewildering plot in Santa Fe Opera’s “Griselda”
• 8/4 - Fink a tour de force in Santa Fe’s riveting “Wozzeck”
• 8/3 - Gleaming vocalism from two leads makes for a powerful “Boheme” in Santa Fe
• 8/2 - Stylish production lifts a variable cast in Santa Fe Opera’s “Faust”
• 7/31 - Terfel’s gripping Scarpia ignites an outstanding “Tosca” at Ravinia
• 7/30 - Sibelius’s “Kullervo” given a rousing performance by Lintu, Grant Park Orchestra
• 7/15 - Dohnanyi and Ax team up for compelling evening of Brahms at Ravinia
• 7/10 - Dutoit, Boston Symphony serve up a memorable Berlioz Requiem at Tanglewood
• 7/10 - Deborah Voigt revisits Strauss and Wagner roles at Ravinia with mixed success
• 7/9 - Tanglewood opener makes a superb showcase for young singers
• 7/8 - Lang Lang the star at Chicago Symphony’s Ravinia opener but Eschenbach’s Berlioz strikes the most sparsk
• 7/8 - Loretta Dranoff dies, founder of two-piano festival
• 7/7 - Emerson Quartet brings luminous drama to three final works at Ravinia
• 7/4 - W(h)ither American opera?
• 7/2 - Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra shine in Mahler’s “Das Lied”
• 6/30 - Grant Park Chorus serves up illuminating program of American music
• 6/27 - Stemme soars in Zambello’s inane, politically correct “Götterdämmerung”
• 6/26 - A probing and insightful “Pelleas” in St. Louis
• 6/25 - San Francisco “Siegfried” undermined by light-voiced hero and heavy-handed direction
• 6/24 - San Francisco Symphony wraps season with a dramatic “Missa Solemnis”
• 6/24 - Compelling “Klinghoffer” and amusing Donizetti in St. Louis
• 6/24 - Chicago Symphony adds Russian dates to European tour
• 6/23 - Intimate human emotions triumph in San Francisco Opera’s “Die Walküre”
• 6/22 - Inspired cast and magnificent conducting lift a mixed “Rheingold” at San Francisco Opera
• 6/22 - Philadelphia Orchestra raises $11 million to climb out of financial crisis
• 6/13 - “Niobe” launches Boston Early Music Festival in colorful, richly melodic style
• 6/12 - Kalmar and Bell prove a dynamic working duo at the Grant Park Music Festival
• 6/6 - ICE provides primo advocacy to an array of fascinating new music
• 6/3 - Currier concerto given sterling premiere by Mutter and New York Philharmonic
• 6/3 - Haitink, Chicago Symphony close season with a memorable Mahler Ninth
• 6/2 - MacMillan choral premiere to take place in Chicago
• 5/27 - Haitink leads the Chicago Symphony in fiery and dramatic Brahms
• 5/15 - Florentine Opera downsizes gracefully for English Baroque double-bill
• 5/13 - A rousing premiere, Yo-Yo Ma and an Italian musical postcard (mailed from Germany) close Muti’s first CSO season
• 5/12 - Boston Symphony Orchestra to offer an array of artists and repertoire in first post-Levine season
• 5/8 - Strauss’s “Ariadne” closes Met season in sturdy fashion
• 4/30 - Morris’s exuberant “Orfeo” reigns again at the Met
• 4/29 - Stage against the Machine: Strong cast triumphs over problematic set in Met’s “Walküre”
• 4/25 - Chicago Opera Theater’s fine cast, stylish staging make a worthy case for “Médée”
• 4/23 - Schwartz’s “Seance” proves an unconvincing mix of melody and kitsch
• 4/21 - Houston Grand Opera’s Freud to take top job at the Lyric Opera of Chicago
• 4/20 - Zhou Long wins Pulitzer Prize for opera
• 4/18 - Chicago Symphony closes Carnegie stand with somber and blazing Shostakovich
• 4/17 - With superb assist by Depardieu, Muti and CSO bring “Lélio” back to life
• 4/16 - Muti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, take Manhattan with “Otello”
• 4/16 - The Philadelphia Orchestra files for bankruptcy
• 4/14 - French National Orchestra has mixed showing in Chicago
• 4/13 - For composer David DiChiera, his “Cyrano” is a romantic dream come true
• 4/10 - Levine’s orchestral mastery proves most eloquent in Met’s “Wozzeck”
• 4/8 - Muti returns to Chicago Symphony, victorious in Verdi’s “Otello”
• 4/7 - After five years, the Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami residency remains both prized and controversial
• 4/4 - Chicago Opera Theater’s “Death and the Powers” proves a dazzling, thought-provoking multimedia experience
• 4/1 - St. Petersburg Philharmonic shows brawny strength and refinement
• 3/31 - En route with a package, John Adams reflects on the Met, film noir and young musicians
• 3/29 - With Fleming at the center, Met’s “Capriccio” proves special indeed
• 3/29 - Machover’s “robot opera” to open Chicago Opera Theater season
• 3/27 - Three inspired sopranos undone by madness and pretentious staging in City Opera’s “Monodramas”
• 3/25 - The Met serves up a sexy, inspired cast in delightfully theatrical “Le Comte Ory”
• 3/23 - Appealing young cast proves captivating in City Opera’s “Elisir”
• 3/20 - Bach Collegium Japan at their finest in joyous moments of Mass in B minor
• 3/20 - Bach Collegium Japan to bring Mass in B minor to Carnegie Hall
• 3/11 - Sarasota Opera soars with Verdi’s underrated “I Lombardi”
• 3/9 - Sarasota Opera launches American series with a compelling “Crucible”
• 3/8 - ICE gets to the heart of Davidovsky’s electronic and acoustic music
• 3/6 - A mighty cast makes up for directorial lapses in Lyric Opera’s American military take on “Hercules”
• 3/4 - Seattle Opera serves up an energetic and deeply affecting “Don Quichotte”
• 3/2 - Levine to step down as Boston Symphony music director
• 3/2 - MacMillan’s absorbing Violin Concerto given exhilarating performance by Repin, Philadelphia Orchestra
• 3/2 - Lyric Opera’s “Hercules” to bring the war home in contemporary style
• 2/26 - Josefowicz, Chicago Symphony take flight in Salonen’s Violin Concerto
• 2/25 - Worthy singing undone by Zimmerman’s conceits, endless intervals in Met’s “Lucia”
• 2/23 - Post-L.A., Esa-Pekka Salonen looks to take up new challenges
• 2/20 - DiDonato triumphs in Chicago recital debut
• 2/17 - Levine leads superb young cast in a winning “Bartered Bride” at Juilliard
• 2/14 - With inspired cast, Met’s “Iphigénie” still a powerful experience, the dancing apart
• 2/13 - A knight to remember: Botha leads a magnificent cast in Lyric Opera’s “Lohengrin”
• 2/13 - Cape Town orchestra tour is a first for America and Africa
• 2/11 - Chin’s introspective Cello Concerto given a memorable premiere by Gerhardt, Boston Symphony
• 2/10 - Not quite magnifique, Grétry opera still proves enjoyable in modern premiere
• 2/7 - Cleveland Orchestra hires its own “critic” in Miami
• 2/4 - “Nixon in China” makes a belated, successful premiere at the Met
• 2/1 - From Handel to Hammerstein, the Lyric Opera of Chicago will just keep rolling along
• 1/28 - Uchida’s Mozart extraordinary once again with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• 1/26 - The New World Symphony opens its new multimedia home
• 1/26 - Mitsuko Uchida brings mix of scholarship and intimacy to Mozart and Schumann
• 1/24 - Lyric Opera’s lively and engaging “Fanciulla” almost golden
• 1/22 - New World Symphony to create new multimedia world in Gehry hall
• 1/21 - A superb cast ignites the Met’s compelling revival of “Boccanegra”
• 1/20 - San Francisco Opera to offer Theofanidis premiere in 2011-12
• 1/16 - Seattle Opera serves up a delightful “Barber”
• 1/13 - Fleming brings delicate shading to ruminative Carnegie Hall program
• 1/13 - Brian Dickie to exit Chicago Opera Theater
• 1/11 - Alagna’s last-minute subbing sparks a gleaming and dramatic “Tosca” at the Met
• 1/9 - Contempo’s program of American music finds a solace amid the dissonance
• 1/9 - The Emerson Quartet warms up a wintry Chicago night, memorably
• 1/8 - Adès’ multimedia premiere mines inventive riches out of chaos
• 1/7 - Grant Park Festival chief to leave post for Art Institute after just one year
• 1/2 - The Met’s updated “Traviata” morphs Verdi’s drama into stark blood sport
• 1/1 - Spoleto Festival to expand schedule in 2011

2010

• 12/19 - Rattle, fine cast bring out the drama and mystery of Met’s “Pelleas and Melisande”
• 12/17 - Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival announces 2011 season
• 12/9 - Renée Fleming takes artistic consulting position with the Lyric Opera of Chicago
• 12/5 - Colin Matthews’ Violin Concerto receives fiery U.S. premiere led by a loquacious Oliver Knussen
• 12/3 - Boulez, CSO and Chorus soar in Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass
• 11/23 - The Met delivers a powerful, moving and very Catholic “Don Carlo”
• 11/19 - A lightness of being in Rihm premiere with Mutter and New York Philharmonic
• 11/16 - Radvanovsky and Fisch strike sparks in Lyric Opera’s “Masked Ball”
• 11/13 - Rufus Wainwright’s new song cycle undone by souped-up symphonic dressing
• 11/12 - Dessi’s underpowered singing makes for clipped “Butterfly” wings at San Francisco Opera
• 11/11 - Mattila’s memorable immortal diva highlights San Francisco Opera’s stylish “Makropulos”
• 11/10 - Domingo, colorful San Francisco Opera production provide admirable advocacy for Alfano’s problematic “Cyrano”
• 11/10 - Fine cast and uneven conducting make for mixed Mozart in Met’s “Cosi”
• 11/9 - Kremer, Baltic musicians serve up compelling, dizzyingly eclectic program
• 11/6 - Lyric Opera delivers a triumphant “Midsummer Night’s Dream”
• 11/5 - Garanča’s sexually charged gypsy lights up the Met’s “Carmen”
• 11/3 - Netrebko’s delightful Norina again lifts the Met’s “Don Pasquale”
• 11/3 - David Daniels returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for Britten’s “Dream”
• 10/29 - Bernstein’s “A Quiet Place” makes a belated, touching New York debut at City Opera
• 10/28 - A violent “Trovatore” let down by uneven vocalism
• 10/26 - Opera Orchestra of New York is back with “Cav & Nav”
• 10/25 - New Glass violin concerto a work for all seasons
• 10/25 - Arturo Sandoval offers robust playing in Miami concerto premiere
• 10/24 - In a role debut, Polish soprano proves an electrifying Lucia in Seattle
• 10/23 - Despite a fine cast, “Rio de Sangre” fails to stir the blood
• 10/22 - Glass on Glass
• 10/18 - Pacifica Quartet launches Shostakovich cycle with riveting performance
• 10/17 - With a strong cast, Met’s “Bohème” works its practical magic
• 10/14 - Lyric Opera’s sturdy “Carmen” dealt a fatal card by singer’s cancellation
• 10/14 - Pacifica Quartet set to launch exploration of Shostakovich
• 10/13 - Met’s new production delivers a bleak yet nuanced “Boris”
• 10/12 - Muti’s condition diagnosed as “extreme exhaustion”: full recovery expected
• 10/4 - Muti cancels rest of CSO fall residency due to illness
• 10/3 - Terrific cast trumps variable musical direction in the Met’s “Rigoletto”
• 10/3 - Muti takes ill, Mutter takes the helm for CSO’s gala concert
• 10/3 - Murderously magnificent: Soprano shines in Lyric Opera’s sharp, stylish “Macbeth”
• 9/30 - Carnegie opens with Vienna Philharmonic and an idiosyncratic Lang Lang
• 9/30 - After a 21-year absence, Mutter returns to perform with Muti, Chicago Symphony at Orchestra Hall
• 9/29 - Making a mess of Massenet: Director’s disastrous conceits doom San Francisco Opera’s “Werther”
• 9/29 - Zarin Mehta steps down from helm of the New York Philharmonic
• 9/29 - Met’s “Hoffmann” proves better the second time around
• 9/28 - Zimmerman’s “Candide” offers the most of all possible words
• 9/28 - Technical wizardry of Met’s new “Rheingold” serves Wagner’s vision well
• 9/27 - Chemistry of two principals sparks San Francisco Opera’s delightful “Figaro”
• 9/25 - Fiery vocalism elevates mixed “Aida” at San Francisco Opera
• 9/24 - Muti sparks exhilarating CSO opener with brilliant and bizarre Berlioz
• 9/22 - At 40, Chicago’s Music of the Baroque sees a bright future
• 9/19 - Muti’s Chicago Symphony debut draws 30,000 to Millennium Park
• 9/17 - The moment for Muti
• 9/13 - ICE opens its Chicago season in typically audacious style
• 8/22 - Spratlan’s arid, pretentious “Dream” proves dated and deadly in belated world premiere
• 8/19 - Santa Fe Opera scores a comedic triumph with Britten’s wry “Albert Herring”
• 8/18 - Off-putting Offenbach: Director Alden does it again, ruining Santa Fe’s “Hoffmann” with idiocy and excess
• 8/17 - Magnificent singing tops minimal staging in Santa Fe’s delightful “Magic Flute”
• 8/17 - Brett Dean’s “Epitaphs,” a superb addition to the quintet repertoire
• 8/15 - Soprano’s unhinged intensity proves overwhelming in Santa Fe Opera’s “Butterfly”
• 8/11 - French composers go to Spain–not for the first time–at Music@Menlo
• 8/6 - Botstein, SummerScape give eloquent advocacy to neglected Schreker opera
• 8/4 - Mei-Ann Chen named music director of the Chicago Sinfonietta
• 8/3 - Freshly minted “Ariadne” at Tanglewood captures Strauss’s wit and energy
• 8/1 - After a scary start, musical values conquer wayward production in Seattle’s new “Tristan”
• 7/28 - American jazz filtered through experimental Europeans at Ravinia
• 7/27 - At Caramoor, Donizetti’s “Maria di Rohan” unmasked as Verdi precursor
• 7/26 - Music@Menlo opens with contrasted programs like night and day
• 7/25 - Fleming’s Strauss soars on Eschenbach anniversary night at Ravinia
• 7/25 - Tippett’s “Child of Our TIme” makes moving impact on a stormy night
• 7/23 - Glimmerglass Opera at its finest with intimate Copland and lusty Puccini
• 7/21 - Directorial excess sabotages “Tolomeo” premiere at Glimmerglass while “Figaro” fares better
• 7/16 - Osorio’s Beethoven a revelation on every level at Ravinia
• 7/11 - Sibelius soars on a glorious evening with the Grant Park Orchestra
• 7/7 - Mason, chief of Lyric Opera of Chicago, to retire after 2011-2012 season
• 7/1 - Polish conductor makes impressive Chicago debut in music of his compatriots
• 6/29 - Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus serve up adventurous program of 1940s Americana
• 6/19 - A new family-friendly opera and Sondheim’s evergreen Night Music more than compensate for uneven Mozart in St Louis
• 6/16 - Cult pop idol Rufus Wainwright places memorable melodies to the fore in an accomplished first opera
• 6/16 - Glimmerglass Opera to re-name and broaden repertoire interests in 2011
• 6/14 - Smart and provocative, Ojai delivers a compelling modernist weekend
• 5/28 - In New York debut, “Le Grand Macabre” impresses as colorful show, less as music
• 5/21 - Powerful American premiere and magnificent Mahler served up by Bychkov, Chicago Symphony
• 5/15 - Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic deliver thrilling performance in Chicago
• 5/14 - New concerto an effective star vehicle for Yo-Yo Ma, but light on musical substance
• 5/13 - Despite its flaws, Seattle Opera’s “Amelia” makes a high-flying impact
• 5/12 - Flicka’s farewell
• 5/12 - Metropolitan Opera’s HD broadcasts break 2 million barrier
• 5/9 - COT’s “Three Decembers” is slight stuff but von Stade luminous in her operatic farewell
• 5/2 - Dramatically flat but musically absorbing, Heggie’s opera harpoons “Moby Dick”
• 5/1 - Russian cellist makes spectacular U.S. debut with Pinnock and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• 4/27 - Met’s “Dutchman” sets sail in sturdy revival
• 4/26 - Chicago Opera Theater’s excellent cast and musical values undermined by post-modern silliness in Cavalli’s “Giasone”
• 4/18 - Chicago Opera Theater’s fine cast and superb conductor lead “Moses in Egypt” out of the desert
• 4/15 - Met’s belated “Armida” debut a worthy attempt that fails to make the grade
• 4/14 - An Illinois community orchestra dares to tackle Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand”
• 4/12 - Lang Lang serves up propulsive Prokofiev and mixed Mozart at Chicago’s Harris Theater
• 4/11 - Back to the future with Chicago Opera Theater’s 2010 season
• 3/26 - Lieberson’s new song cycle given a moving premiere by Finley, Boston Symphony
• 3/26 - Miami choir soars in Handel’s “Israel in Egypt”
• 3/18 - The Met serves up inspired advocacy for Thomas’s flawed yet fascinating “Hamlet”
• 3/12 - Gergiev and soloists provide blazing account of “Les Troyens” at Carnegie Hall
• 3/10 - Sarasota’s “Magic Flute” provides a mostly delightful Mozart evening
• 3/9 - Not much prime Verdi at stake in “Giovanna d’Arco,” but Sarasota Opera provides worthy advocacy
• 3/8 - In a cynical age, Sarasota Opera’s “Hansel and Gretel” works its traditional magic
• 3/8 - Sarasota Opera to launch American opera series in 2011
• 3/7 - Met’s brilliant production of “The Nose” is nothing to sneeze at
• 3/6 - Sarasota Opera’s “Cav and Pag” offers a varied bag of verismo
• 3/1 - With a mostly terrific cast, Lyric Opera’s “Figaro” closes season in style
• 3/1 - Muti commanding in Met return while static staging highlights “Attila” weaknesses
• 3/1 - Welcome
• 3/1 - Rachmaninoff’s First Symphony receives a belated, electrifying CSO debut
• 3/1 - 19-year-old captures top prize at National Chopin Competition
• 3/1 - Berlioz makes a belated Lyric Opera debut with “Damnation of Faust”
• 3/1 - New works, familiar faces on tap for Muti’s first CSO season
• 3/1 - David Finckel and Wu Han find the right balance on stage and off
• 3/1 - Glorious singing trumps audacious but muddled production in Lyric Opera’s “Damnation of Faust”