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Performer: Chrystal E Williams

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AmsterdamAkhnaten by Philip GlassKonzertante Aufführung

Het Concertgebouw
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Karen Kamensek; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest); Netherlands Radio Choir (Groot Omroepkoor); Anthony Roth Costanzo; Chrystal E Williams
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English National Opera revives Akhnaten to spectacular effect

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Philip Glass' operatic take on Ancient Egyptian history returns to the Coliseum in Phelim McDermott's hypnotic production, complete with jugglers...
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Strauss' Silent Woman makes a grand noise at Bard

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Bard’s always courageous Music Director, Leon Botstein, never one to shy away from a challenge, presents Strauss' comedy uncut.
****1
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Crowd-pleasing, yet provocative: Opera North's new Carmen

Bizet's Carmen at Leeds Grand Theatre, directed by Edward Dick and conducted by Garry Walker, provides thought-provoking modern resonances as well as an uplifting, tune-filled experience.
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Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle

Composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly, both in their Seattle Opera debuts, have done a creditable job of conveying the jazz artist’s lifework.

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A moving tribute in Charlie Parker’s Yardbird

Lawrence Brownlee gives a compelling performance that truly does the groundbreaking saxophonist justice. 
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He knew why the caged bird sings

Great performances by Lawrence Brownlee and Angela Brown in a fantasia on Charlie Parker's life and death.
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