Maria Callas At 100: La Divina or La Traviata?
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It is an unprecedented phenomenon in operatic history that as Maria Callas began her premature and swift vocal decline, public adulation exponentially increased…
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The End of an Era: Joyce Bodig Ends Thirty-Six Year Directorship of Music at The Frick Collection
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Soon to be demolished, the Frick Collection’s historic music room hosted the debut of many prominent artists. Raymond spoke to its retiring music director Joyce Bodig and recounts its storied history.
Read MoreArtist Profile: Conductor Antonello Manacorda
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Classical Voice’s Raymond Beegle chats with Berlin-based Italian conductor Antonello Manacorda two weeks before his Metropolitan Opera debut, conducting Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.
Read MoreDinner With Tenor Saimir Pirgu, LA Opera's Rodolfo
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Bob Bernard talks to LA Opera’s Rodolfo, the Albanian tenor Saimir Pirgu, over dinner at the Trump Golf Club restaurant in Rancho Palos Verdes.
Read MoreInterview with Iván Fischer, conductor of Budapest Festival Orchestra
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Raymond interviews maestro Fischer on the eve of his American tour with the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Read MoreBrief Encounter With Conductor Anton Gakkel in St. Petersburg, Russia
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In January, Raymond chatted with the busy maestro between two concerts on a variety of topics, including Beethoven, Toscanini, Mravinsky, cello and Hollywood music.
Read MoreConversation with Taiwan Philharmonic's Shao-Chia Lü on its 2018 U.S. Tour
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Educated in the U.S. and Austria, now residing in Hanover, Germany, the globe-trotting, multilingual maestro is an ideal candidate to present the multicultural facets of the Taiwan Philharmonic.
Read MoreYo-Yo Ma: Six Evolutions (Bach Cello Suites) — cultured refinement
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Now in his 60s, Ma is offering here his third complete recording of the Bach Cello Suites…the years of experience tell in the way that added depth of expression.
Read MoreThe Complex Life Of Leonard Bernstein, A Once-In-A-Century Talent
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He was a singular American talent and one of the great orchestra conductors of his generation.
Read MoreBaritone George Gagnidze, Iago at the Bowl
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Classical Voice talks to baritone George Gagnidze on the eve of his LA Phil debut singing Iago at the Hollywood Bowl.
Read MoreThe Scottish sisters taking classical music uptown
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Two Scottish sisters, who shot to prominence with their version of Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk, are topping the UK classical music charts with their debut album.
Read MoreAntonio Pappano, a Conductor of the Old School, Makes His Carnegie Debut
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Making a belated Carnegie debut with these performances and also a rare appearance with the New York Philharmonic in February, Mr. Pappano is, at 57, unflashy but experienced and energetic, his performances stylish and dramatic. He is one of our most sought-after conductors, and the music world is eagerly waiting to learn what course he will choose in 2020, when his Royal Opera contract expires.
Read MoreThe Man and the Artist, an Interview with Tenor Peter Gijsbertsen
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About Winterreise… one song leads to another and the shape unfolds. Sometimes I go right into the next song, sometimes I wait. I listen for what should come next and let it unfold.
Read MoreIn Memoriam - Gregg Smith (1931-2016)
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The great American choral conductor was a major contributor to the "Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky" project at Columbia Records, and a champion of contemporary American choral music.
Read MoreAlbanian tenor Saimir Pirgu's new CD is full of dramatic and vocal virtues
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Pirgu possesses the lion’s share of the virtues, and an astonishing minimum of the shortcomings
Read MoreInterview with Russian pianist Arsentiy Kharitonov
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Raymond talks to Russian pianist Kharitonov before his May 20 Carnegie Hall recital.
Read MoreProfile: Canticum Scholare, NY's newest early music a cappella ensemble
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Raymond talks to Tom Solon of Canticum Scholare before their December 12th concert.
Read MoreInterview with American mezzo-soprano Nedda Casei
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"I don't like people leaping to their feet all the time. I think a standing ovation is a rare and special event. That's what people do now. At any performance they leap to their feet at the end. ‘Ah! Bravo! bravo!’
Read MoreThe Heart of the Matter: Conversations with Licia Albanese
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The opera legend shares her candid views on her colleagues and career
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