Metropolitan Opera presents semi-staged `Turandot' after stage malfunction: NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera was forced to stage a semi-staged ...
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Four Years After Covid-19 Shutdown, Are Audiences Back?: Covid brought live performance to a halt. Now the audience for pop concerts and sporting events has ...
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James Conlon to exit as L.A. Opera music director in 2026: James Conlon will step down as music director of L.A. Opera in 2026, the year Gustavo Dudamel leaves L ...
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Kate’s taking opera to the last place on Earth anyone expected: Brisbane-based Eurovision star Kate Miller-Heidke, who began her career as an operatic soprano ...
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Patrick Carfizzi Is ‘the Heart and Soul’ of the Met Opera: Patrick Carfizzi, a vibrant performer in supporting roles, has grabbed attention in a new production ...
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Unforgettable Benjamin Bernheim and Nadine Sierra in 'Roméo et Juliette' at the New York Metropolitan Opera
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New York's glamor opera in crisis: arias for the apocalypse: The Metropolitan Opera in New York is one of the most famous opera houses in the world - and ...
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30 years after firing, a soprano returns to the Met Opera for a recital: NEW YORK (AP) — Soprano Kathleen Battle is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for a ...
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The American Tenor Jonathan Tetelman, a Puccini Specialist, Arrives at the Met: Jonathan Tetelman will sing in “La Rondine” and “Madama Butterfly” in New York ...
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On This Day, March 13: Pope Francis selected to lead Catholic Church - UPI.com: On March 13, 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, a Jesuit ...
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Review: The Met’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ Is Saved by Its Stars: Bartlett Sher’s middling production returned to the Metropolitan Opera, with a glorious Benjamin ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/11/arts/music/romeo-et-juliette-met-opera-review.html
OTSL's New Works Collective proves opera can tell modern stories for diverse audiences
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Singer returns to Detroit Opera House stage to rouse memories with music: Lauren Wagner, who has dementia, revealed glimmers of her old self with each song ...
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Financially struggling Met Opera's 18 productions next season matches the fewest since 1980-81
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Opera Review: The Metropolitan Opera’s La Forza del Destino: Under Mariusz Treliński’s direction, the Met’s new production of Verdi’s ‘La Forza del Destino’ ...
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Verdi’s opera 'Forza del Destino' gets its first new production at the Met in nearly 30 years
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Seiji Ozawa, a captivating, transformative conductor, dies at 88: Seiji Ozawa, the high-spirited Japanese conductor who took the Western classical music world by ...
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Quick Glance: Conductor Seiji Ozawa Passes Away at Age 88
- Served as music director of Vienna State Opera from 2002 to 2010.
- Founder of Japan's Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival.
- In 2022, conducted festival after three-year hiatus.
- Instrumental in Boston Symphony Orchestra's global stature.
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, soprano who starred in ‘Diva,’ dies at 75: Her performance in French director Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 film entranced ...
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Review: ‘Matchbox Magic Flute’ is a chance to see Mary Zimmerman’s magic up close
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Superstar Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu releases new Puccini album: Opera star Angela Gheorghiu released a new album to mark the 100th anniversary of the ...
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A Pulitzer Prize Winning Opera Composer Shares His Creative Process: From the seed of an idea to the stage at The Met.
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Famed South Philadelphia soprano Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, star of ‘Diva,’ dies at 75
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Met Opera’s Orchestra Will Tour Asia for the First Time: After the pandemic forced the cancellation of a tour planned for 2022, the ensemble will visit Japan ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/07/arts/music/met-opera-asia-tour.html
At 90, Palos Verdes Peninsula opera legend Marilyn Horne recalls her local youth and global fame
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OTSL's New Works Collective proves opera can tell modern stories for diverse audiences
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Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis in Close-Up at Jazz Concerts: Terence Blanchard and Anthony Davis, recent pioneers at the Metropolitan Opera ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/03/arts/music/terence-blanchard-anthony-davis.html
WGA East Names Sam Wheeler as Executive Director: Former attorney previously served as executive director of the American Guild of Musical Artists
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Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Turandot’ Returns With a Strong Debut: In a revival of Franco Zeffirelli’s lavish production, the conductor Oksana Lyniv led a ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/29/arts/music/turandot-met-opera-review.html
Review: ‘X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X’ at Seattle Opera is unflinching: Anthony Davis' opera puts authentic Black culture front and center ...
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Review: ‘Champion’ at Lyric Opera delivers the full force of a boxer’s painful story
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A Frugal Opera Superfan’s Surprise Gift: $1.7 Million for the Arts: Lois Kirschenbaum, who died in 2021, made the donations to cultural groups from unexpectedly ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/11/arts/music/lois-kirschenbaum-opera-fan.html
Malcolm X production marks a first for Seattle Opera’s mainstage: Newly revised, Anthony Davis’ 1986 epic "X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X" is the ...
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Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights: The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall ...
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A Model for Modern ‘Ring’ Operas Is Unfolding in Brussels: Romeo Castellucci’s production of Wagner’s “Ring” at La Monnaie embodies ideas that the Metropolitan ...
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A ‘hidden figure’ no more. Meet NC native who founded nation’s first Black opera company
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Patt Morrison: Was L.A.'s Ellen Beach Yaw the proto-Taylor Swift?: She toured the world wowing audiences, and she captured the public's imagination for decades ...
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, boygenius, and Tye Tribbett are Philly-connected Grammy winners
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The True Story Behind 'The Gilded Age' Season 2's Opera War: Real history inspired The Gilded Age Season 2's building conflict.
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Two Concerts Reveal a Dramatic Shift Between Mahler Symphonies: Over consecutive evenings, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ...
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Review: The Boston Symphony Plays a Sober ‘Lady Macbeth’: The orchestra, under Andris Nelsons, gave a clear and controlled concert performance of Shostakovich’s ...
nytimes.com/2024/01/31/arts/music/boston-symphony-orchestra-carnegie-hall.html
Passing the torch: Calgary Opera will offer two versions of light comedy, The Elixir of Love
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Arts notes: Bluebarn to open 'The Great Leap' about basketball, Chinese culture and more
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Q&A: Voices of Rodolfo and Mimi in ‘La Bohème’ make their debut in Atlanta: This story was originally published by ArtsATL.
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Courtney Garland Iglehart, educational administrator and opera aficionado, dies: Courtney Garland Iglehart, an educational administrator and opera aficionado ...
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One of the greatest successes in opera history: “Carmen” live and directly from the Met on Star Movie - Ste
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Opera Review: A Maybe-Midwestern Carmen With No Ticket Out: Review of the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Bizet’s ‘Carmen,’ starring Rafael Davila and ...
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On this day in 1955, Marian Anderson became the first African American soloist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City ... Show more
23 Classical-Music Performances We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2024: Critic Justin Davidson recommends the most exciting classical music programming at a variety of ...
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'The Gilded Age' Could Be America's Premier Period Drama. Here's What It Needs.: The HBO series has so much potential, but it falls short when compared with ...
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Young Russian mezzo bids for breakout stardom in Met's new 'Carmen': Aigul Akhmetshina says she’s a fighter — and she’s had to be to make it to the Metropolitan ...
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The Price Of The Good Life: Here’s How Much More Expensive It’s Gotten To Live Like A Billionaire
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5 Operas You Can Stream at Home: This selection of works, available to rent and purchase, features some of today’s boldest directors and greatest vocal talents.
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Fireworks at the Opera House: Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Eve Gala
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New Trier alumnus sings with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera: New Trier Township High School graduate Matthew Polenzani has come a long way as a ...
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Teen shot outside Upper West Side NYCHA building steps from Lincoln Center: The 15-year-old boy was shot outside the Amsterdam Houses on W. 62nd St ...
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Unesco: Italian opera singing gets cultural heritage status: The four-centuries-old art mixing costume, drama and music joins other global customs and traditions ...
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Quick Glance: Unesco Recognizes Italian Opera Singing as Intangible Cultural Heritage
- Italian opera has its origins in Florence during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, under the patronage of the Medici family.
- Opera singing is now listed among other well-known Italian traditions such as pizza-making and mountaineering in the Alps.
- Unesco defines Italian opera singing as a controlled form of vocalization that enhances voice projection in spaces like amphitheaters and churches.
- Italy boasts approximately 60 opera houses, a global record, and has celebrated opera singers like 20th-century tenor Luciano Pavarotti as major icons.
Trinity Church’s ‘Messiah’ Is Still the Gold Standard: The church’s urgent and eloquent version of Handel’s classic oratorio remains an inspired communal rite.
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Maria Callas: The soprano of the century: One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera ...
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Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ shines at Budapest’s restored opera house: Budapest’s Opera House completed years of restoration in 2022 and now stands in its original 1884 ...
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January Is Experimental-Theatre Month: Also: New Year’s Eve at the Met Opera, Noche Flamenca, Frankie Cosmos, and more.
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Renée Fleming uses her soprano to amplify the healing power of music : Renée Fleming, “the people’s diva,” will receive the Kennedy Center Honors for a legacy ...
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»Tannhäuser« by Wagner: Climate activists interrupt performance at the Metropolitan Opera
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Review: This ‘Magic Flute’ at the Met Lacks Some Luster: Mozart’s opera, tailored to families in this staging, is big on spectacle and let’s-put-on-a-show verve ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/10/arts/music/review-magic-flute.html
Best Classical Music Performances of 2023: Feats, farewells and musical treasures in a year of post-pandemic financial pressures.
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Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor: ‘Opera bores you at first, but in return, it offers you deeper pleasures. It’s like tantric sex’
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Climate Protesters Interrupt Met Performance of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’: Met officials were forced to bring down the curtain halfway through the opera as ...
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Quick Glance: Climate Protesters Disrupt Met Performance
- Protesters interrupted the performance with banners at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
- Security officials removed the protesters after about eight minutes.
- Met manager Gelb announced that the security lights would remain on to identify any additional protesters.
- Extinction Rebellion stated that the demonstration was timed to coincide with a specific scene in the opera.
From 'Tár' to 'Maestro,’ a surge of movies about classical music: Over the past year, composers and conductors such as Leonard Bernstein have become favored ...
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Top Seattle-area classical music picks for early 2024: Here's a range of classical music events to choose from for the first few months of the year.
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Quick Glance: Seattle's Best Classical Music Early 2024
- Recognized as the top music presenter in the region for 2023, the Seattle Chamber Music Society impresses.
- Jan. 26-28 and Feb. 2-4; Benaroya Hall, 200 University St., Seattle; Tickets $30-$65; Subscriptions and streaming options available; Free prelude recital precedes each concert; seattlechambermusic.org
- Cappella Romana has established a solid niche with their unique performances of Byzantine chant and Greek and Russian Orthodox sacred music.
- Feb. 24-March 9; Seattle Opera at McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer St., Seattle; Tickets starting at $35; Visit the website for related events, including a discussion with Davis; seattleopera.org
Finding a place at the Met, this opera sings in a language of its own: Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual ...
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Finding a place at the Met, this opera sings in a language of its own: Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual ...
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www.facebook.com/jjorlinski/videos/1319336838767363 In a light-hearted promotion of its new release Maestro starring Bradley Cooper, Netflix has enlisted the help of Polish opera star Jakub Józef Orliński ... Show more
‘Dirty Dancing,’ Religious Dramas and Opera Singers Are Saving the Movies: Theaters embrace alternative content from old films to musicals to fill seats as ...
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Artist of the Year: Superb soprano Pretty Yende hits a high note: Pretty Yende is an artist at the height of her powers, crooning for no less than a king.
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-27-artist-of-the-year-superb-soprano-pretty-yende-hits-a-high-note/
24 Things That Stuck With Us in 2023: Films, TV shows, albums, books, art and A.I.-generated SpongeBob performances that reporters, editors and visual ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/09/arts/movies-tv-art-music-2023.html
Year in review: 5 music highlights 2023: Beyonce, Anthony Davis, blink-182, Laura Chavez and Earl Thomas
sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2023-12-23/looking-back-at-pop-music-and-beyond-in-2023-five-highlights
This Ballet Dancer Needed a Side Hustle When the Pandemic Stopped Performances. So She Spun Her Unique Skill Set Into a 6-Figure Business.
entrepreneur.com/starting-a-business/from-stage-to-startup-ballet-pros-lucrative-side-hustle/465459
'The Gilded Age': Kelley Curran Says Turner Would be "Devastated" Knowing George Switched Her Opera Box But Morgan Spector Says Turner "Doesn’t Matter" to ...
decider.com/2023/12/18/the-gilded-age-season-2-finale-opera-box-morgan-spector-kelley-curran/
How 'The Gilded Age' Season 2 Finale Pulled Off Its Massive Metropolitan Opera House Reveal
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The Worst Show on Television Is Back on HBO. I Can’t Wait to Watch It All.: The Gilded Age’s first season was excruciating. Viewers loved—and loved hating—it ...
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