2016 has stood out for history making adventures for Walter Carroll. He shares his story of a recent performance at the Metropolitan Opera.

This is a fully-staged presentation of Puccini’s popular opera with an outstanding international cast, a chorus of talented singers from the Berkshires and an excellent orchestra of musicians from Massachusetts and nearby.

The Young Artist program at Glimmerglass is producing some fine young talent who sometimes outshine the stars in their midst.

An historic performance, marking James Levine’s final appearance as the Music Director of the Met, a position he has held since 1976.

First I want to pay tribute to all who made the NEPR cruise on the Beautiful Blue Danube a great success: thanks to Cheryl Willoughby, who kept the classical music on the air while I was away; to the organizers of the tour, Earthbound Expeditions and their staff, Tyson Verse, Tanya Masi and Matthew Brumley; to the more than 50 NEPR listeners…

This past weekend was a big one for orchestras in Massachusetts. On Saturday evening my colleague John Nowacki gave his first pre-concert talk for the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and was witness to a season opening concert he called splendid and “breathtaking.”