Operavore
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How to Make Opera Hot and Cool? LoftOpera Has the Recipe
Startup classical music and opera companies are attracting younger audiences with daring programs in unconventional spaces. Fred Plotkin explores the not-so-new keys to their success. Jun 13, 2016
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In Dresden Cultural Riches Abound Throughout This 'Florence on the Elbe'
Fred Plotkin visits Dresden, Germany, where he is impressed by a production of 'Lohengrin,' as well as museums, architecture and other musical offerings around the city. Jun 8, 2016
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A Wish List for Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera
As the Metropolitan Opera welcomes its future music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Fred Plotkin offers a few suggestions for both the maestro and the organization. Jun 3, 2016
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Review: 'The Importance of Being Earnest' Crashes into the NY Phil Biennial
Gerald Barry's 'The Importance of Being Earnest' received its U.S. stage premiere in a plate-smashing and somewhat confounding production by the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center. Jun 3, 2016
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How Deborah Rutter Manages: A Conversation with the Kennedy Center President
Fred Plotkin sits down with Deborah Rutter for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center. May 31, 2016
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An Opera Lover's Guide to Summer Productions in North America
In his second column highlighting opera festivals and productions around the world, Fred Plotkin chronologically combs through the top events in North America. May 23, 2016
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An Opera Lover's Guide to Europe's Leading Festivals
In the first of two columns highlighting summer festivals abroad and at home, Fred Plotkin goes through the calendar to find Europe's best opera productions of the season and beyond. May 18, 2016
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A Commencement Address to Vocal Arts Graduates, Class of 2016
If Operavore blogger Fred Plotkin were to give a graduation commencement address, this is what he might say. May 13, 2016
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In Arthur Miller's Plays, Subjects Are Operatic in Scope
Though playwright Arthur Miller wasn't an opera fan, his plays are well suited to operatic adaptations, writes Fred Plotkin. May 9, 2016
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Inside L.A. Opera's Young Artist Auditions
Each year, talented singers audition for Los Angeles Opera's exclusive Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program. Fred Plotkin sat in on this year's proceedings. Apr 29, 2016