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ParisOrchestre de Paris / Esa-Pekka Salonen

© Mathias Benguigui
Mozart, Mahler
Orchestre de Paris; Esa-Pekka Salonen; Iris Scialom; Karen Cargill; Andrew Staples

StockholmMahler and Byström

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Byström, Mahler
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Ryan Bancroft; Karen Cargill

PragueMahler - Song of the Earth

Prague Symphony Orchestra
Hanuš, Mahler
Prague Symphony Orchestra; Tomáš Netopil; Daniela Valtová Kosinová; Katerina Englichová; Karen Cargill; Simon O'Neill

AmsterdamSalome

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Strauss R.: Salome
Lorenzo Viotti; Ivo van Hove; Dutch National Opera; Jan Versweyveld; An D'Huys; Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

PhiladelphiaYannick Leads Mahler’s Symphony No. 3

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Mahler: Symphony no. 3 in D minor
The Philadelphia Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; Jeffrey R. Smith; Karen Cargill; Women of the Philadelphia Symphonic Choir; Commonwealth Youth Choir

New York CityMahler: Symphony No. 8

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Mahler: Symphony no. 8 in E flat major "Symphony of a Thousand"
The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Yannick Nézet-Séguin; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Angela Meade; Elza van den Heever; Erin Morley
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Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

Patrick Hahn rehearses the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © RSNO | Clara Cowen
The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.
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Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre

Karen Cargill (Judith) and Christian Van Horn (Bluebeard) © Michael Cooper
Some 30 years after its first appearance, Robert Lepage’s double bill of Duke Bluebeards Castle and Erwartung is still strikingly effective and very modern-looking music theatre.
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Astonishing Mahler 2 from Runnicles and the BBC Scottish

Jennifer Davis, Karen Cargill and Sir Donald Runnicles © BBC | Martin Shields

Sir Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish reunite for an astonishing Mahler 2 with Karen Cargill, Jennifer Davis and the Edinburgh Festival Chorus. 

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Willis-Sørensen headlines a successful Arabella revival at the Met

Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera
The Metropolitan Opera revives Otto Schenk’s venerable staging of Strauss’s intimate melodrama. 
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Faust’s bargain, Berlioz’s triumph in Montréal’s season launch

Rafael Payare © Antoine Saito
Rafael Payare leads a fevered account of desire, damnation and sonic grandeur, ably supported by Karen Cargill and Andrew Staples. 
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A dramatic, declamatory Elijah closes the 2025 Edinburgh Festival

Christopher Maltman © Andrew Perry
The festival’s closing concert brings drama from the RSNO and conductor Thomas Søndergård, but Christopher Maltman's Elijah brings the presence of greatness. 
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Follow my Lieder: Karen Cargill

Karen Cargill © KK Dundas
Scottish mezzo Karen Cargill shares her thoughts on programming, musical partners and how the audience can approach Lieder recitals.