Operavore
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I Left My Harp in San Francisco
Attending four sensational opera performances in less than a week should be satisfaction enough for any music lover. But this city offers so much more, writes Fred Plotkin. Jul 1, 2015
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Royal Opera House 'William Tell' with Gang-Rape Scene Draws 'Unprecedented' Booing
The opening night performance of a new production at London's Royal Opera House was marked by loud and prolonged booing. Jun 30, 2015
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Bayreuth Adds Parking Space, Prematurely Reveals next Music Director
The Bayreuth Festival on Monday made official what was known for several days in opera circles, that the conductor Christian Thielemann will become its music director. Jun 29, 2015
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Speechless in St. Petersburg: Opera Pros Suggest Cures for Laryngitis
When Fred Plotkin lost his voice recently, he turned to opera professionals, who offered recommendations for nostrums, elixirs and behavioral adaptation. Jun 26, 2015
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky Diagnosed with Brain Tumor, Cancels Performances
Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has canceled his summer performances after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Jun 25, 2015
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Time After Time: Talking About Our Generations
Two recent films explore how different generations interact and understand each other. As Fred Plotkin writes, opera harbors something that every generation recognizes. Jun 23, 2015
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Top 5 Buzzed-About Young American Opera Composers
All under 40 and with exciting new works on the way, these five opera composers are forging the future of opera in the United States and beyond. Jun 18, 2015
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When Opera is About Location, Location, Location
"Summertime opera in New York provides more unusual repertory and performance styles than any world city I can think of," writes Fred Plotkin. Jun 16, 2015
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BP Protesters Get Inside Royal Opera House
Protesters disrupted a performance of "La Boheme" at the Royal Opera House on Wednesday night, when two of them stood up and unfurled a banner. Jun 12, 2015
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'Tristan und Isolde': The Mystery of Inspiration
Unlike most of Wagner's works, whose origins we find in his sketches, letters and readings, Tristan seems to have begun rather suddenly in the 1850s. Fred Plotkin asks why. Jun 10, 2015