At the Met, a troubled new ‘Aida’ struggles to rediscover itself
The first indicator was the audience Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Opera, which welcomed the new year with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Aida,” and greeted ...
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On Family, Faith and Ensemble Work: Incandescent Soprano Angel Blue Opens Up
Soprano Angel Blue is fresh off a widely acclaimed run as Margarita Xirgu in Osvaldo Golijov’s Ainadamar, in the opera’s ...
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The Year the Metropolitan Opera Declared War on the Critics
Peter Gelb thinks “experimental” music leads to dwindling audiences, but performances around the country suggest otherwise.
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6 staged Met operas on the big screen in Leavenworth
The divas and tenors of opera in the modern day may be unfamiliar to all but the most sophisticated of us, but those stars ...
Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera ‘Aida’ in a new production
Angel Blue, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of ...
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Metropolitan Opera star to sing show tunes at MAC Center Jan 19
Returning to the Monument Arts & Cultural Center, basso cantante Oren Gradus will sing his favorite Broadway show tunes, ...
The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including the “Brutalist” soundtrack, the soprano Barbara Hannigan and Strauss singers at the Met Opera.
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Hooked On Books: Lincoln Will Be Singing In The Bardo Onstage At The Met
Great literary works adapted for the opera stage are not exactly a dime a dozen, but they are plentiful and varied in form and plot. Benjamin Britten's "Billy Budd" based on the novel by Herman ...