Performer: Joyce DiDonato

DiDonato has always asked herself what happens to Charlotte after Werther’s suicide; now she pondered another young woman’s fate – her key to Winterreise was from the Mädchen’s viewpoint.

DiDonato shines as Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads his OM in the final concert of its US tour, ending with blockbuster Bruckner. 

A sublime performance of Berlioz' La Mort de Cléopâtre by Joyce DiDonato, Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra overshadows the rest of a Rome-inspired concert at Carnegie Hall.

An over-directed, but vivid staging demonstrating political rise and fall in Ancient Rome transported to the present day.

The National Youth Orchestra of the USA present a monumental programme of Strauss and Berlioz.

The biting wit of Vincenzo Grimani's libretto is well served by some knockout arias and excellent performances from a strong cast and the matchless Il pomo d'oro.