Joshua Blue
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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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Special offer. Jeanine Tesori: Blue
Kenneth Kellogg (The Father), Brianna Hunter (The Mother), Aaron Crouch (The Son), Gordon Hawkins (The Reverend), The Washington National Opera, Roderick Cox
[Tesori’s score] moves from lush warmth to splintered dissonance in a heartbeat, straddling art and vernacular styles with subtlety and verve…The cast’s performances are both moving and cogent... —
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2023, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Paul Moravec: Sanctuary Road - An oratorio based on the writings of William Still
RecommendedLaquita Mitchell (soprano), Raehann Bryce-Davis (mezzo-soprano), Joshua Blue (tenor), Malcolm J. Merriweather (baritone), Dashon Burton (bass-baritone), Paul Moravec (narrator), Oratorio Society of New York Choir, Oratorio Society of New York Orchestra, Oratorio Society of New York, Kent Tritle
Moravec’s largely tonal score is deeply affecting and conveys the any voices represented in Still’s writing…The orchestral performances aren’t flawless, with some prominent slips in the brass,... —
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Choral Performance
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