Bachtrack logo

Performer: John Matthew Myers

Live EventsSee more...

ManchesterTristan und IsoldeNew production

© Clive Barda
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Antony Hermus; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Wendy Bryn Harmer; John Matthew Myers

NottinghamTristan und IsoldeNew production

© Clive Barda
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Antony Hermus; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Wendy Bryn Harmer; John Matthew Myers

BirminghamTristan und IsoldeNew production

© Clive Barda
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Antony Hermus; Peter Mumford; Opera North; Wendy Bryn Harmer; John Matthew Myers

Annandale-on-HudsonThe Egyptian HelenNew production

Listing filler
Strauss R.: Die ägyptische Helena
Leon Botstein; Christian Räth; SummerScape Opera; Daniel Unger; Mattie Ullrich; Tyler Micoleau; American Symphony Orchestra

PittsburghPärt, Hindemith, Beethoven

Listing filler
Pärt, Hindemith, Beethoven
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Jeanine De Bique; Julie Boulianne; John Matthew Myers; Alexander Birch Elliott
Latest reviewsSee more...

Pomp meets ping-pong: Nixon in China lands again in Paris

Thomas Hampson (Richard Nixon), Renée Fleming (Pat Nixon) and Xiaomeng Zhang (Chou En-lai) © Vincent Pontet | Opéra national de Paris
Excellent vocal acting from Thomas Hampson, Renée Fleming, Xiaomeng Zhang and a magnificent orchestral performance conducted by Kent Nagano can't make Valentina Carrasco's production fully grip.
***11
Read more

Almost rescued from tyranny: Smetena's Dalibor stuns at Bard

Cadie J Bryan (Milada) and John Matthew Myers (Dalibor) © Maria Baranova
Bedřich Smetana’s patriotic opera Dalibor is given a rare outing at Bard College, directed by Jean-Romain Vesperini and conducted by Leon Botstein. 
****1
Read more

Evgeny Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall

Gidon Kremer, Evgeny Kissin and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė © Fedi Kheir
A chamber programme of Shostakovich’s private idioms and public masks
****1
Read more

Zubin Mehta finds fountain of youth in LA Phil’s Gurre-Lieder

Zubin Mehta conducts the LA Philharmonic in Gurre-Lieder © Timothy Norris
A memorable, impassioned performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder in Disney Hall. 
*****
Read more

Dudamel and the LA Phil illuminate Rheingold

Ryan Speedo Green (Wotan) and Raehann Bryce-Davis (Fricka) © Timothy Norris, courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
A fully-staged performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold transforms Walt Disney Concert Hall to an opera house where the orchestra is the star. 
*****
Read more

Biondi leads energetic Messiah in New York

Fabio Biondi conducts the Handel and Haydn Society Chorus and the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee
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.
***11
Read more
Watch VideoSee more...

ParisNixon in China

Nixon in China à l'Opéra Bastille © Elena Bauer / Opéra national de Paris
Adams: Nixon in China
Gustavo Dudamel; Valentina Carrasco; Opéra national de Paris; Carles Berga; Silvia Aymonino; Peter van Praet; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris