Mariss Jansons calls in sick at Carnegie Hall. Vasily Petrenko triumphs conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Shostakovich Ten.

CadenzaNYC’s Monthly Curated List of New York City’s Classical Music Scene. Who and What is being performed on classical music stages in NYC in November 2019, from New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall to downtown and Brooklyn venues.

Now, the opera world has Teatro Nuovo. Founded last year by Will Crutchfield, formerly Director of Opera for the Caramoor International Music Festival, is a breath of fresh air. True to its name (Italian for “new theater”), Teatro Nuovo promises to revive neglected Bel Canto works with a rigorous, historically informed performance practice.

New York City Opera’s annual LGBTQ Pride series triumphs with the moving and invigorating world premiere production of Stonewall. Brilliant young British composer Iain Bell and prolific opera librettist and advocate for contemporary opera Mark Campbell have penned a riveting work of musical theatre depicting the historic Stonewall uprising that brought visibility to the LGBTQ rights movement 50 years ago.