Yet Mr. Hvorostovsky addressed timeless human issues of impermanence, love and death through the songs he sang so beautifully. The Best Opera and Vocal Performances of 2017O.K., I cheated a little with the numbers. So call these, in chronological order, my 10-ish favorite opera and vocal performances of the year — the most joyful, moving, provoking. Some of the lessons are easy to spot — as in video pieces that hark back to the hallucinatory effects pioneered by Ms. Zazeela. Fans of Minimalism often speculate about the opening of a vault said to hold material recorded over the decades by Mr. Young and Ms. Zazeela.

Source: New York Times December 06, 2017 20:48 UTC