Jason Victor Serinus

Jason Victor Serinus regularly reviews music and audio for Stereophile, SFCV, Classical Voice North America, AudioStream, American Record Guide, and other publications. The whistling voice of Woodstock in She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown, the longtime Oakland resident now resides in Port Townsend, Washington.

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Jason Victor Serinus - May 1, 2023

The latest recording release from the New York Festival of Song spotlights tenor Joshua Blue and the American activist tradition.

Jason Victor Serinus - April 15, 2023

The soprano introduces us to several lesser-known female composers and a fine Symbolist poet with this recording.

Jason Victor Serinus - April 2, 2023

As wonderfully as Giacomo Puccini’s opera has been served in the studio, this Warner Classics release is up there with the best.

Jason Victor Serinus - March 27, 2023

Though the competition is formidable, Willis-Sørensen stands up to the greatest sopranos who have interpreted this song cycle.

Jason Victor Serinus - March 7, 2023

Two of the recently revived composer’s late masterpieces flourish in a recording with soprano Janinah Burnett and bass-baritone Dashon Burton.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 24, 2023

In Variations on a Theme by FDR, composers from John Harbison to Vijay Iyer take inspiration from emblematic American stories.

Jason Victor Serinus - February 3, 2023

Some of the soprano’s greatest roles are preserved in this two-CD set from the Metropolitan Opera.

Jason Victor Serinus - January 31, 2023

A new recital album turns up a number of exciting bel canto rarities, along with familiar favorites — all beautifully sung.

Jason Victor Serinus - December 19, 2022

With sensitivity and expertise, the baritone records music by Mason Bates, Missy Mazzoli, and Gregory Spears.

Jason Victor Serinus - November 15, 2022

The mezzo who portrayed Rosina despite a broken leg is now one of the finest bel canto singers of our era. Here’s where to start with her discography.