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María Dueñas and Saioa Hernández anchor a Spanish programme in New York marked by a Hollywood detour. 

The South African soprano wows the audience with astonishing vocal and dramatic qualities – but do they stretch to a programme of art song?

Juanjo Mena conducts a programme entirely dedicated to Spanish music, including zarzuelas and popular scores by Manuel de Falla.

Pretty Yende makes a successful New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall with a diverse selection of songs and arias.

A lack of engagement keeps Pretty Yende and James Vaughan at arm’s length in spite of accomplished performances

As the audience assembled in Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Members of the orchestra were taking their seats on the stage, getting ready to tune their instruments. However, anyone paying close attention to the setting would have seen a fixture hanging high above the stage.