J'Nai Bridges
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New. Barber: Vanessa
Nicole Heaston (Vanessa), J'Nai Bridges (Erika), Matthew Polenzani (Anatol), Susan Graham (The Old Baroness), Thomas Hampson (The Old Doctor), National Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda
This new live Kennedy Center recording hits the mark. Noseda draws playing of real lustre from the National Symphony Orchestra. He is alert, too, to the score's unease...The more compelling... —
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Record Review, 30th May 2026, Record of the Week
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2026, Opera Choice
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Carlos Simon: Four Symphonic Works
RecommendedNational Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Gianandrea Noseda
Like many contemporary composers, he relishes the treasure trove of modern orchestral instruments and exposes lots of the techniques available to current players; glissandos on pedal timpani,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalists 2024
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winners 2024, New Work (Tales - A Folklore Symphony)
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Special offer. Richard Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
RecommendedJames K. Bass (bass), Matthew Worth (baritone), Kenneth Overton (baritone), Hila Plitmann (soprano), J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Timothy Fallon (tenor), Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, University of California, Los Angeles Chamber Singers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta
The score is symphonic in its richness and operatic in its drama; scenes are set with extraordinary vividness, and there is some wonderful, lyrical writing for the vocal soloists, particularly... —
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Winner - Best Choral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Classical Composition
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Engineered Classical Album
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Special offer. Jake Heggie: Intelligence
RecommendedJanai Brugger (Mary Jane Bowser), J'Nai Bridges (Lucinda), Jamie Barton (Elizabeth Van Lew), Caitlin Lynch (Callie Van Lew), Michael Mayes (Travis Briggs), Nicholas Newton (Henry), Joshua Blue (Wilson)
Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, Kwamé Ryan
Heggie is a master of music-drama, with a gift for setting words and a musical style that borrows Barber's unabashed lyricism and the brash rhythmic drive of Bernstein. But in Intelligence,... —
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Grammy Awards, 68th Awards (2026), Nominated - Best Opera Recording
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2025, World Premiere Recording (New Work)
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Glass: Akhnaten
Zachary James (Amenhotep III), Richard Bernstein (Aye), Aaron Blake (High Priest), Will Liverman (General Horemhab), Anthony Roth Constanzo (Akhnaten), Disella Larusdottir (Queen Tye), J'Nai Bridges (Nefertiti), Metropolitan Opera, Karen Kamensek
Costanzo gives so much to the titular role in Philip Glass’s 1983 work…J’Nai Bridges is a dazzling Nefertiti and Dísella Lárusdóttir epitomises regal restraint. —
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Gramophone Magazine, November 2021, DVD/Blu-ray of the Month
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Winner - Opera
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Shawn E. Okpebholo: Lord, How Come Me Here?
RecommendedWill Liverman, Paul Sánchez, J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Leonardo Altino, Caen Thomason-Redus
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
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Together
Carlos Simon (piano), J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Randall Goosby (violin), Will Liverman (baritone), Seth Parker Woods (cello), Carlos Simon Collective
An arrangement of a favourite song (or hymn) here, a bit of improv there, this album portrait-cum-playlist is a winning combination of impactful performances, strong messaging and the pure joy... —
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Carlos Simon: Songs of Separation
J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Gianandrea Noseda
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He's Got the Whole World in His Hands (Arr. S.E. Okpebholo for Voice & Piano)
J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Paul Sánchez
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Show Me The Way (Extended Version)
Will Liverman, Jonathan King, Lady Jess, Sarah Kirkland Snider, J'Nai Bridges (mezzo-soprano), Nicole Cabell (soprano), Tahirah Whittington, Libby Larsen, Renée Fleming (soprano), Terry Liverman
Liverman’s voice is dazzling and King handles the often-dense accompaniments with architectural awareness, in a well-balanced recording. —
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