Academy of Vocal Arts

This week's Fanfare brings a whopping eight events to the table, including a performance from Yuja Wang and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a concert with Michelle Cann & Imani Winds, two operas in Don Giovanni and L'Amico Fritz and more.

This week's Fanfare brings a stunning array of not-to-miss performances, including by Lang Lang and Leif Ove Andsnes, as well as the Academy of Vocal Arts' 90th Anniversary Celebration and Gala.

Tune in on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m for our annual Opera Day, a fun-filled celebration of the passion, drama, humor, humanity, and richness that opera has to offer, and help us reach our Opera Day fundraising goal of $30,000.

As we settle into the new year, the concert calendar is back in full swing. As usual, Fanfare has gathered choice highlights from the week ahead.

The latest edition of Fanfare, our weekly classical guide, features The Philadelphia Orchestra season kickoff, the Black Pearl Brass Quintet, and promising young singers from the Academy of Vocal Arts and Curtis Institute.

Praised by The New York Times for his “rich, glowing voice and elegant legato,” and by The Wall Street Journal as “a powerful bass-baritone,” South…