An intimate evening of Handel favorites at Carnegie's Weill Hall

By Stephen Raskauskas, 17 November 2011

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Weill, New York City on 15 November 2011

Works by Handel

The Theatre of Early Music

Daniel Taylor, Conductor, Countertenor

Deborah York, Soprano

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Cameron Kelsall, 25th September

The new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek draws on cult mindsets and conspiracy theories but smartly avoids sensationalism.

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Sky on Swings: a heart-wrenching world première at Opera Philadelphia

Susan Gould, 20th September

A remarkable opera about Alzheimer’s mesmerizes audience thanks to two extraordinary women “d’un certain age”.

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Red dresses and a green balloon: Carmen in Philadelphia

Hilary Stroh, 27th April

Paul Curran's movie-Like Carmen for Opera Philadelphia

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A rousing Carmina burana in Toronto

Oliver Brett, 21st June

A crowd-pleaser is joined by a Szymanowski rarity to close the TSO's season.

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Vorweihnachtliches Feuerwerk

Benedikt Zacher, 29th November

"Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie leben im Leipzig des 18. Jahrhunderts," entführt Dirigent Haselböck sein Publikum in die Welt von überirdisch strahlenden Klängen der Geigen, Pauken und Trompeten und des jubelnden Chors - die Welt von Bachs Kantaten.

****1

The Listeners: daring psychological thriller at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 25th September

The new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek draws on cult mindsets and conspiracy theories but smartly avoids sensationalism.

****1

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Stephen Raskauskas

Stephen Raskauskas is passionate about the performing arts. As a performer, he has collaborated on productions acclaimed by the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Huffington Post. He has received numerous fellowships and awards, and holds degrees in music from the University of Chicago and Princeton University.