And Anthony Amato, the company's founder, conducts the performances with an evident love of the music.
This year, Gary Thor Wedow, an outstanding professional long associated with New York City Opera, conducts the performances, replacing the church's eminent organist and choirmaster John Scott, who died unexpectedly, in August.
Albert Bergeret, the director of the company, who conducts the performances, understands the musical style and always manages to convey his enthusiasm for the works to the casts he selects.
The casts here vary: the singers are eager and enthusiastic, and sometimes promising, and Anthony Amato, the company's founder, conducts the performances with an evident love of the music.
Turandot was performed posthumously at La Scala on April 25 , 1926 and Arturo Toscanini, who conducted the performance, concluded the opera at the point Puccini had reached before dying.
Bernard Labadie will conduct the performance.
Matthew Lazar to conduct the performance.
"I prepare every work as if I were going to conduct the performance myself".
When Mr. Adams, who conducted the performance, first appeared in the pit, he received a cheering ovation from a full house.
The work was not part of his repertory; he learned it at the request of Sergiu Celibidache, who conducted the performance.
