The popularity and artistic success of American tenor Bryan Hymel has been steadily increasing over the past few years. His debut at the Metropolitan Opera was in 2012, when he portrayed the role of Enee in Berlioz’ Les Troyens, and he was the winner of the highly coveted Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera in 2013. Now, Hymel gives us his first album release through Warner Classics – Héroïque: French Opera Arias.
Ray LaMontagne Live at the Beacon Theatre
For those of us who are retrospectively inclined music-wise, last Friday night at the Beacon Theater was a dream come true. Ray LaMontagne put on a show akin to those we might imagine were performed back in 1971 when guitars reigned supreme, or perhaps back in 1968 when light shows were still a thing.