“Perhaps the evening’s most striking revelation, came shortly before the end, when tenor Kyle van Schoonhoven unleashed a vivid, shapely and full-throated account of “Mein lieber Schwan” from Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” It was clear that he’s being trained, slowly and methodically, to undertake the Wagnerian tenor repertoire; it was a thrill to hear how far along that path he’s come.”

Joshua Kosman