Jason Victor Serinus

On her debut solo album, American Sketches, Lee veers from traditional works to jazz and ragtime.

Baroque cantatas that set the Roman story are gloriously sung on the latest release from French early-music ensemble Les Paladins.

The French lyric’s new album, featuring pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson, delightfully flouts conventions in service of maximal expression.

It’s all part of getting into character as Tines channels the life and trials of a legendary performer, Paul Robeson.

Dalia Stasevska showcases a diverse selection of music, from the pulse-pounding to the lyrical.

The opera here sports a powerful cast and Mark Elder conducting a fully committed London Symphony Orchestra.

Hear how composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell approached the adaptation in a new recording from Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

The baritone’s double album includes substantial contributions from major composers, as well as from fellow famous singers.

Taken from 2023 concert performances in London led by conductor Simon Rattle, this recording has not a weak link.

Any comprehensive history of American classical music should include this educator who brought Indigenous traditions to the concert hall.