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The Zerbinetta Aria: Gruberová Conquers Strauss’s Everest
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Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

The Zerbinetta Aria: Gruberová Conquers Strauss’s Everest

Edita Gruberová sings Zerbinetta’s “Großmächtige Prinzessin” from Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos, among the most punishing coloratura solos ever composed. Strauss wrote it for Frieda Hempel, but she had decamped to the Metropolitan Opera, and Margarethe Siems created the role at Stuttgart on October 25, 1912. The premiere drew luminaries and an orchestra of borrowed Italian strings. Molière’s framing play made the evening unwieldy; by 1916 a Prologue replaced it, and the aria was mercifully shortened.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
American Classical Orchestra Turns the Key on Haydn and Beethoven
Choral Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

American Classical Orchestra Turns the Key on Haydn and Beethoven

urning the Key provides more than a compelling juxtaposition of Haydn and Beethoven. It demonstrates how wit, faith, fear, and hope coexist within a single musical tradition. Thomas Crawford, the American Classical Orchestra, its chorus, and four distinguished soloists restore the music’s human scale while preserving its sublimity. The ACO’s ongoing Beethoven cycle offers performances that let familiar masterpieces engage, challenge, and console listeners, ultimately revealing new interpretive possibilities.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Heroic at Alice Tully Hall: The ACO Ignites Lincoln Center
Concerto
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Heroic at Alice Tully Hall: The ACO Ignites Lincoln Center

Season 42 of the American Classical Orchestra promises to be nothing short of magnificent. From Haydn’s “Lord Nelson” Mass and transcendent J.S. Bach motets to Mozart, Berwald, and not one but three more Beethoven symphonies—including the thunderous Fifth—the coming season is a feast for the historically curious and the passionately musical alike. These are concerts to circle on your calendar, to bring a friend, and above all: do not miss a single note.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Heaven Hell and Everything in Between: MasterVoices Triumphs with Sins and Grace
Choral Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Heaven Hell and Everything in Between: MasterVoices Triumphs with Sins and Grace

MasterVoices’ Sins and Grace delivered an evening of exceptional artistry: Fauré’s transcendent Requiem alongside the dazzling world premiere of SEVEN: A Cycle of Sins, with stellar soloists, a visionary conductor, and today’s brightest composing talents. Inspired, elegant, and electrifying, this concert cements MasterVoices as a cornerstone of New York’s cultural life. Explore their season and secure your seats at mastervoices.org.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Sight & Sound: The Orchestra Now Unites Sibelius and Schjerfbeck at The MET Museum
Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Sight & Sound: The Orchestra Now Unites Sibelius and Schjerfbeck at The MET Museum

The Orchestra Now under Leon Botstein continues to enchant and enlighten with immersive concerts that unite visual art and orchestral mastery. Their 2025–2026 season promises more revelatory programming at The Met, Carnegie Hall, and beyond. Do not miss these extraordinary musical experiences—discover TŌN and let their passionate artistry transform your understanding of what a concert can be.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Healing Bach at St. Vincent Ferrer: American Classical Orchestra Delivers Restorative Brilliance
Chamber Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Healing Bach at St. Vincent Ferrer: American Classical Orchestra Delivers Restorative Brilliance

The American Classical Orchestra’s Healing Bach at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer delivered restorative brilliance: period-instrument clarity, exceptional soloists, and Thomas Crawford’s visionary leadership. A concert of structural grace and emotional depth. The 2025–26 ACO season continues this distinguished tradition.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Tapping into the Twenties: The ASO and Forgotten Marvels at David Geffen Hall
Music
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Tapping into the Twenties: The ASO and Forgotten Marvels at David Geffen Hall

This concert was no costume party of musical nostalgia. The American Symphony Orchestra, under the inspired baton of Leon Botstein, offered something far more nourishing: a sweeping, intelligent, and emotionally resonant exploration of rarely performed masterworks in a program aptly titled Tapping into the Twenties.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
Experience Melvis Santa’s Jazz Orishas Magic
Jazz
Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic

Experience Melvis Santa’s Jazz Orishas Magic

Experience Melvis Santa’s Jazz Orishas Magic – Witness her blend of jazz and Orisha-inspired traditions at Dizzy’s Club and Blue Note Jazz Club.

Edward A Kliszus, Editor-in-Chief / Music and Arts Critic
The Leopard at Des Artistes
Dining
Sora Vernikoff

The Leopard at Des Artistes

The Leopard at Des Artistes is an Italian culinary delight. It distinguishes its food from North to South of Italy, with the use of butter versus olive oil, and all kinds of pasta and popular vegetables native to that region. The restaurant prides itself in creating everyday food with respect to Italian cultural traditions with quality ingredients, hospitality, and outstanding service. As they like to say, “Buon Appetito!

Sora Vernikoff
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