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Fabio Biondi, making his New York Philharmonic debut, leads the New York Phil, the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus, and a quartet of soloists in a Messiah that emphasizes momentum.

Rossini’s La gazza ladra in New York exposed an enthusiastic public to an auditive and visual happening that was entirely novel for many long-time opera lovers.

Top-notch singers and some sensitive direction almost make up for Laurent Pelly's frustrating Opera Philadelphia production.