Also a bit unusual (to me?) is the 2 soloists came out at the start of the symphony. IIRC in other performances they come out during the "5-minute" break between 1st and 2nd mvt.
YSN paused for <1 minute.
Yeah, Carnegie is doing all 9 Mahler symphonies next season and I think Yannick is behind many of them with various ensembles.
We in Boston are v spoiled! Oftentimes I forget that until I go to a hall elsewhere.
When the organ joins in, the entire symphony hall resonates, the floorboard vibrates and you feel it in your feet. In fact your whole body gets enveloped by the sound waves. The experience is indescribable.
I was in the back row of the box, so some of my view was blocked. This was taken with me standing up on my tall stool.
I'm surprised to hear that acoustics is better at Carnegie than at Marian Anderson Hall.
Having heard Mahler 2 multiple times at Boston Symphony hall, the effect w/organ is 🔥
On stage there were 7 horns, 6 trumpets and 4 trombones.
I thought it was strange the offstage brass were not invited to come out for bows. Unless they did and I didn't see them. As you can see the stage is packed to the gills as it were. Also I miss the organ at the end
He led Mahler 2 over the weekend in Philadelphia, review here
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There were only 7 horns onstage. But it was still amazing.
It was sooooo good
Poster of Philadelphia Orchestra outside Carnegie hall, with Sold Out banner
Hand holding Program book CARNEGIE HALL Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 8 PM Isaac Stern Auditorium / Ronald O. Perelman Stage The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Music and Artistic Director, and Conductor Ying Fang, Soprano Joyce DiDonato, Mezzo-Soprano Philadelphia Symphonic Choir Joe Miller, Director GUSTAV MAHLER (1860-1911) Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, "Resurrection" (1888-1894) Allegro macstoso Andante moderato In ruhig fliessender Bewegung urlichr'= Finale This evening's program will be performed without intermission.
Carnegie hall stage filled with orchestra musicians and choristers.
March 2026 show no.4 tonight:
@romapete.bsky.social and I followed Yannick 10 blocks south to Carnegie Hall to see him conduct his other band, @philorch.bsky.social, in Mahler 2 with Ying Fang and Joyce DiDonato.
Absolutely glorious.
Since everyone cares about opera so much now, maybe you want to read my review of the new production of Tristan und Isolde at the Met newyorkclassicalreview.com/2026/03/doub...
For the music-minded, a review of "Tristan und Isolde" at the Metropolitan Opera last night. It was ... something. newcriterion.com/dispatch/wal...
Hope you can find a friend who can let you take a nap at their place
Review: ‘Tristan und Isolde’ Heralds a New Era at the Met Opera
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The singing is glorious. Maybe your husband can go see something else while you take in a second performance? Tho tickets are hard to get except for the newly-added show.
You'll have a great view of the set! To me, I thought the acoustics was weirdly amplified by the tunnel (more like a funnel in act 1) where I sat in balcony center. Switched seats with a friend for acts 2&3 and it sounded more normal.
Screen shot of Tristan and Isolde seating chart with paterre side box seat selling for $460
Having seen the Sharon production of Met Tristan last night, I'll urge anyone w/ seats in the side boxes to exchange for something more center. I don't think you can see any action that's deep in the tunnel from the side. Certainly won't pay $460 for this!
As long as you're not way off to the sides you should be ok
He's conducting 8 out of 9 days between last Friday through this Saturday, not including rehearsals. This man is going to collapse from exhaustion soon.
Lise Davidsen (Isolde) and Michael Spyres (Tristan) © Karen Almond | Met Opera
“Yuval Sharon... ultimately positions the story neither here nor there, yet still tangibly gets in the way of the music.”
First night review of the Met Opera’s new Tristan Und Isolde
✍️ No’a L. bat Miri
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Overall singing was v good. As for the production, some of the visuals is stunning; with tunnels lit up like a love child between Dan Flavin and James Turrell. But some of the projections is too much, and the body doubles added nothing to the staging.
Program book The Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 SEASON The 464th Metropolitan Opera performance of RICHARD WAGNER'S TRISTAN UND ISOLDE CONDUCTOR Yannick Nézet-Séguin IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE SAILOR'S VOICE Ben Reisinger** SHEPHERD Jonas Hacker DEBUT ISOLDE Lise Davidsen STEERSMAN Ben Brady BRANGÄNE Ekaterina Gubanova TRISTAN DOUBLES Tim Bendernagel Simon Catillon KURWENAL Tomasz Konieczny TRISTAN Michael Spyres ISOLDE DOUBLES Cecily Campbell Caitlin Scranton MELOT Thomas Glass ENGLISH HORN SOLO Pedro R. Díaz KING MARKE Ryan Speedo Green*
Cast and crew at curtain call. Set looks like a giant camera shutter
March 2026 show No.3
Tonight's outing with @sasherka.bsky.social & NYC friends @romapete.bsky.social, @mountmccabe.bsky.social :
Opening night of Tristan und Isolde at Met Opera; directed by Yuval Sharon, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with Michael Spryes and Lise Davidsen in the title roles.
Well it is a 5-hr opera so only $70/hr which means a little over $1/min. And with such a huge orchestra it's not bad esp when compared to pop music artists...
It's dynamic pricing for sold-out shows. It's not really that outrageous compared to covent garden. Zurich is also this expensive and with much fewer affordable options unless you sit in obstructed view seats
Seems pretty dumb to me that the hotel front desk staff changes shift at 3pm which also happens to be the hotel check-in time. Maybe move the shift-change time back half an hour ?
@bostonglobe.com music critic @knitandlisten.bsky.social shares their 2 cents on the latest BSO debacle on @gbhnews.bsky.social
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A few additional seats have opened up for tonight's sold-out opening night of Tristan, for those who hope to catch it
“Blomstedt’s fabled attention to balance created a clarity of textures”: Herbert Blomstedt conducts Brahms with the @bostonsymphony.bsky.social
✍️ Kevin Wells
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I would appreciate if you did not post any NL links here. It's far easier to directly link BSOMusicians social media post instead
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