Kick-Start

Tenor Nicholas Phan — who performed in the New York Philharmonic’s Carmina burana in May and returns next season during The Bach Variations — is taking his Fortuna into his own hands by using the buzzed-about start-up Kickstarter to raise funds for his new album, The Heart of the Matter, part of his quest to record the music of Benjamin Britten. Nick has until July 11 to meet his goal. The Phil has invested in Phan, and now you can too; check out the project here.