Harfenspieler (SongStudio 2025) S5 | E220
A report from Carnegie Hall's SongStudio 2025: Bryn Terfel, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Hartmut Holl and Renee Fleming.
CONCERT MUSIC FROM LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
Hymns and Carols for Christmas (S4 | E213)
In the heart of Times Square in early December we witnessed a pre-Christmas choral concert thanks to The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus. Hymns and Carols for Christmas, this week on Lester the Nightfly.
A Sacred Christmas (S4 | E209)
Let's get you in the holiday spirit right here and right now... a Sacred Christmas... A Ceremony of Carols!
Romanticism Modernism | Strauss, Sibelius, Wolfe (S4 | E207)
Romanticism Modernism - inspired by the rehearsals of the New York Philharmonic at David Geffen Hall. Sibelius. Strauss. Wolfe.
THE SEDUCTION OF CLAUDE DEBUSSY ONE (S4 | E191)
The Seduction of Claude Debussy is the fifth and final studio album by The Art of Noise, released in 1999. This is Part One of a Series.
SOLO PIANO | CHICK FREDERIC ALEKSANDER WOLFGANG TOM (S4 | E185)
Solo piano - from the Baroque and Classic to Atonal and Bossa Nova - concert music re-interpreted by jazz pianist Chick Corea.
THE HOURS (S4 | E183)
Analysis from the composer, the author of the novel, Donald Levine and me... a brisk tour of the music attached to the film and opera.
NELSONMESSE (S4 | E182)
I sit down with Anna Kelly and Donald Levine to talk Haydn and The Lord Nelson Mass (NELSONMESSE)
The Future of Opera 2024 (S4 | E181)
I sit down with Artistic Director, Donald Levine, of the highly prestigious Giulio Gari Foundation.
SongStudio 2024 Part Two (S4 | E167)
SONGSTUDIO 2024 PART TWO | This one is really packed with songs - and spans the globe. LESTER THE NIGHTFLY
SongStudio 2024 Part One (S4 | E166)
An art song is a Western vocal music composition, for voice and piano, and usually in the classical art music tradition. SongStudio 2024.
The Future of Opera (2023 Edition) S3 | E151
The Future of Opera | The Giulio Gari Foundation 2023 Winners Concert from New York, New York on Lester the Nightfly Radio.
Shannon Keegan | Rückert Lieder (S3 | E139)
Shannon Keegan is back with a deep dive into her career to date - and some Rückert Lieder to boot.
Operatic Mezzo Soprano Shannon Keegan (S3 | E136)
Shannon Keegan was one of the stars at Carnegie Hall Song Studio earlier this year. And she came out... singing!
Carnegie Hall SongStudio 2023 | Part Two (S3 | E114)
SongStudio. More great singing from Charlotte Wajnberg, Maire Therese Carmack, Shannon Keegan, Yuriy Hadzetskyy, and Vinicius Costa.
Carnegie Hall SongStudio 2023 | Part One (S3 | E113)
Carnegie Hall SongStudio | Part One (S3 | E113). Jamie Barton. Renee Fleming Hartmut Höll, Golda Schultz on Lester the Nightfly.
Chris Oglesby Musicology (S2 | E101)
Chris Oglesby Musicology (S2 | E101). Certainly one of the most musically intelligent guests we have ever had on this radio show.
Chris Oglesby Music (S2 | E100)
An instant classic episode, we have probably the most diverse collection of music yet on the program. Chris Oglesby Music.
Chris Oglesby Opera Singer (S2 | E98)
Chris brings us Tyler the Creator, Charles Gounod, Sufjan Stevens... We talk pop, rock and opera. Chris has a gorgeous voice. And we get to hear his Giulio Gari Foundation concert performance on this show.
Jonas Jud’s Opera Playlist (S2 | E96)
You can Jonas' appreciation for the bass voice in this exclusive interview. This is Part Two of a Two-Part Series.
Idomeneo Act II (LTNF Live 4 WERB Radio)
Idomeneo Act II. Little know? Well... how about this... lesser-known Mozart. He was 25 and this opera was a very big deal for Wolfy Amadeus.
Jonas Jud, Opera Bass (S2 | E95)
We hear from the greats on this radio show. Jerome Hines. Samuel Ramey. Cesare Siepi. Jonas Jud Opera Bass on Lester the Nightfly.
Ludwig Van: Donald Levine Edition (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
Ludwig Van: Donald Levine Edition (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio). Overtures and a Symphony from Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Wagner, Shubert, Bowie with Rebecca Kidnie (S2 | E88)
Opera singer Rebecca Kidnie brings us music and chat about David Bowie, Richard Wagner, Jonas Kaufman and Bandits on the Run.
Rebecca Kidnie Opera Singer (S2 | E87)
Rebecca Kidnie Opera Singer. Get to know the talented opera singer from Manhattan. We hear her music and she shares a fun playlist.
Goat Rodeo | Avant Bluegrass (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
It's Goat Radio and Avant Bluegrass this week on LTNF LIVE! Avant Bluegrass is what we want to call this thing - this marvelous music.
Celeste Morales, Singer (S2 | E83)
Celeste Morales, opera singer, shares other music that she loves with us. Plus an interview with Gloria Gari.
Daniel Silva Wrote The Cellist (we do the music) LTNF LIVE
Elegant and sophisticated, provocative and daring, The Cellist explores one of the preeminent threats facing the West today.
Alison Balsom Caprice (LTNF LIVE 4 WERB Radio)
Caprice. A record from Alison Balsom. 2006. We play it, and talk about on LTNF Live.
Soprano Celeste Morales Part 1 (S2 | E82)
Celeste Morales is a highly decorated young opera soprano singer and recent winner of the Giulio Gari Vocal Competition.
Indian Classical Music with Flautist Nitin Ron Part 2 (S2 | E76)
Indian Classical Music with Flautist Nitin Ron Part 2 (S2 | E76) What a pleasure it has been to get to know Indian Classical Music with Flautist Nitin Ron, my…
Akhnaten: Live at the MET
Attending an opera premiere at the Metropolitan Opera is a big deal. And it can become epic. Listen to LTNF Live about the opera Akhnaten.
Indian Classical Music with Dr. Nitin Ron Part 1 (S2 | E75)
Dr. Nitin Ron is my guest this week on Lester the Nightfly. We explore Indian Classical Music, define our terms, and learn a bunch.
The Giulio Gari Foundation Vocal Competition 2022 (S2 | E73)
I spent some time with Gloria Gari, Donald Levine, and Mary Pinto last week to learn about The Giulio Gari Foundation Vocal Competition.
Le Nozze di Figaro (S2 | E59)
Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, it is a cornerstone of the repertoire. Lester the Nightfly.
Recapturing the Christmas Music of Old (E52)
Recapturing the Christmas Music of Old - a walk through lost classics and should be classics and some Czech Christmas music to boot!