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Andrew Davis, acclaimed British conductor, dies at 80: Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and ...
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A Hidden Sexual-Assault Scandal at the New York Philharmonic: Musicians Liang Wang and Matthew Muckey were fired from the New York Philharmonic for sexual ...
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Jonathan Tetelman recalls his journey from a nightclub DJ to an international opera star
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UBS Arena to host MTV Video Music Awards, a 1st for Long Island: The event will mark its 40th anniversary by coming Sept. 10 to Long Island for the first time.
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John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met: Composer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in ...
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Renée Fleming's new book analyzes how music can improve health: The renowned soprano discusses her book, "Music and Mind."
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How to balance two jobs at the same time: Danielle Shultz, 36, is a dancer at The Metropolitan Opera. She also runs a startup that works with Google, Meta ...
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Review: John Adams’s ‘El Niño’ Arrives at the Met in Lush Glory: The opera-oratorio, an alternate Nativity story, featured a flurry of Met debuts ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/24/arts/music/review-john-adams-el-nino-met-opera.html
Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly
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Lileana Blain-Cruz Directs ‘El Niño’ For Her Met Opera Debut: In an interview, Blain-Cruz explained why an oratorio like John Adams and Peter Sellars’s “El Niño” ...
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'Madama Butterfly' star digs the emotional depths of her tragic characters: American soprano Corinne Winters last appeared with San Diego Opera as the doomed ...
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History in the making: Dallas Symphony to perform Wagner’s complete ‘Ring’ cycle: Opera lovers rejoice: The 2024-25 season at the Dallas Symphony will include ...
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Review: Limbs Hook Onto Limbs as Bodies Endlessly Intertwine: The Sydney Dance Company’s “ab [intra]” at the Joyce Theater is impressive but chilly.
nytimes.com/2024/04/17/arts/dance/review-sydney-dance-company-ab-intra-joyce-theater.html
Anthony Davis Puts His Operatic Spin on Edith Wharton: Anthony Davis has written operas based on recent history. But now he is adapting, and dramatically ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/16/arts/music/anthony-davis-edith-wharton-the-reef.html
A Pathbreaking Singer Arrives at the Met, With Pearls and Tattoos: Davóne Tines, who stars in the oratorio “El Niño,” is challenging traditions in classical ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/16/arts/davone-tines-el-nino-metropolitan-opera.html
Metropolitan Opera's Live in HD will put work of Whitefish Bay sisters on the big screen
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‘Fire Shut Up in My Bones’ Review: A Met Milestone Returns: After making history as the Metropolitan Opera’s first work by a Black composer ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/09/arts/music/met-opera-fire-shut-up-in-my-bones.html
Margaret Tynes, Soprano Who Soared in Verdi and Strauss, Dies at 104: Because there were few opportunities for Black singers in the U.S., she began performing in ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/05/arts/music/margaret-tynes-dead.html
In March, Pittsburgh Opera resident artist Emily Richter flew to New York City for a week to compete in the final rounds of the prestigious Laffont ... Show more www.post-gazette.com/ae/music/2024/04/04/pittsburgh-opera-emily-richter-metropolitan-met-laffont-competition-grand-prize/stories/202404020063
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 ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/12/arts/covid-shutdown-live-audiences.html
Tilman Michael to become Metropolitan Opera chorus director, succeeding Donald Palumbo
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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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German Tilman Michael becomes choirmaster at the Met: New York's Metropolitan Opera is considered one of the best in the world. A German conductor is now taking ...
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Financially struggling Met Opera's 18 productions next season matches the fewest since 1980-81
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Korean Soprano Park So-young plays Juliette at Metropolitan Opera : Korean Soprano Park So-young took center stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on ...
koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2024/04/682_371846.html
Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Turandot’: More Than Appropriation: The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic ...
nytimes.com/2024/04/02/arts/music/puccini-madama-butterfly-turandot-appropriation.html
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 ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/09/arts/music/seiji-ozawa-dead.html
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.
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 ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/27/arts/music/patrick-carfizzi-forza-met-opera.html
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, soprano who starred in ‘Diva,’ dies at 75: Her performance in French director Jean-Jacques Beineix’s 1981 film entranced ...
washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/02/16/wilhelmenia-wiggins-fernandez-diva-dead/
Review: ‘Matchbox Magic Flute’ is a chance to see Mary Zimmerman’s magic up close
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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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Paid articlePaid 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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Paid articlePaid 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 ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/18/arts/music/met-opera-jonathan-tetelman.html
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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Famed South Philadelphia soprano Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez, star of ‘Diva,’ dies at 75
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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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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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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 ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/20/arts/music/jaap-van-zweden-philharmonic.html
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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Paid articlePaid 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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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.
slate.com/podcasts/working/2024/02/composer-interview-malcolm-x-opera
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
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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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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Two Concerts Reveal a Dramatic Shift Between Mahler Symphonies: Over consecutive evenings, the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra ...
nytimes.com/2024/02/02/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-met-orchestra-mahler.html
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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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
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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Passing the torch: Calgary Opera will offer two versions of light comedy, The Elixir of Love
calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/passing-the-torch-calgary-opera-will-offer-two-versions-of-light-comedy-the-elixir-of-love
Fireworks at the Opera House: Inside the Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Eve Gala
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Arts notes: Bluebarn to open 'The Great Leap' about basketball, Chinese culture and more
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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.
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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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.
nytimes.com/2023/12/14/arts/music/messiah-handel-trinity-church.html
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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Courtney Garland Iglehart, educational administrator and opera aficionado, dies: Courtney Garland Iglehart, an educational administrator and opera aficionado ...
baltimoresun.com/2024/01/16/courtney-garland-iglehart-educational-administrator-and-opera-aficionado-dies/
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