Operavore
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Gotham Chamber Opera Announces It Is Shutting Down
After 15 years of often highly acclaimed performances, the Gotham Chamber Opera has heard its last bravos. Oct 1, 2015
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Ailing Baritone Showered with Roses at Metropolitan Opera Return
Amid emotional scenes, audience and musicians at the Metropolitan Opera House welcomed back Dmitri Hvorostovsky as he takes a pause from treatment for a brain tumor. Sep 28, 2015
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Esa-Pekka Salonen on How Composers Evoke a Sense of Place
A change of scenery can do a lot for a composer's musical perspective, Esa-Pekka Salonen tells Operavore's Fred Plotkin. Sep 28, 2015
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Q&A: Sondra Radvanovsky on Tackling Opera's Triple Crown
This season, Radvanovsky is expected to become the first singer in Met history to sing all three of Gaetano Donizetti's Tudor queens. Sep 26, 2015
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The Advantages of Sundays at the Opera
Sunday matinees, if marketed and priced intelligently, might lure back some of the suburban and outer-borough audiences that the Met Opera has lost, writes Fred Plotkin. Sep 23, 2015
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Review: Metropolitan Opera Searches Dark Heart of 'Otello' in Season Opener
Even if the new Bartlett Sher production of Verdi's late masterpiece wasn't all one could hope for, much of it was, writes David Patrick Stearns. Sep 22, 2015
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Photos: Met Opera Season Opens with Red Carpet, Times Square Simulcast
Monday's opening night of the Metropolitan Opera brought the traditional red carpet, gussied-up celebrity guests and a parade of arriving singers. Sep 22, 2015
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3 Highlights From the Paris Opera's New Online 'Stage'
Last week, the Opéra de Paris launched 3e Scène, or “3rd Stage,” a new website showcasing digital design. Here are three highlights. Sep 21, 2015
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NYC Gilbert & Sullivan Troupe Cancels 'The Mikado' over 'Yellowface' Criticisms
The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players have cancelled a production of The Mikado, over criticism for perpetuating Japanese caricatures. Sep 18, 2015
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Must Opera Be 'Relevant'?
"I am asked, even more than usual, the exhaustingly trite question of whether opera is still 'relevant,'" writes Fred Plotkin. You might be surprised at his response. Sep 18, 2015