Operavore
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Review: Met Opera's New 'Cav/Pag' Features Double Dose of Love and Death
Like so many opening nights at the Met, the new David McVicar staging of "Cav/Pag" was more of a beginning than an arrival, writes David Patrick Stearns. Apr 15, 2015
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Review: Graceful 'An American in Paris' Has Pizazz and Heart
The exuberant new musical is helmed with panache by top director and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, writes the Associated Press. Apr 12, 2015
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Sneak Peak Video: George Gagnidze Sings Prologue to 'Pagliacci'
A new double bill production of "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" is set to open at the Met this Tuesday. Watch the prologue of "Pagliacci," recorded in The Greene Space. Apr 12, 2015
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream at the Opera
There is a fair amount of screaming in opera, most of it written or implied in the music. But lately Fred Plotkin has heard two very unwelcome screams at the Met. Apr 10, 2015
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Desert Island Opera: Verdi's 'Don Carlo'
"If it is to the desert island that I must sail (and Wagner's 'Ring' has been disqualified), I would take Verdi’s 'Don Carlo' with me," writes Fred Plotkin. Apr 6, 2015
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With Placido Domingo Ill, Luca Salsi Sings Met Doubleheader
Salsi had a quick phone chat with Met music director James Levine, got in costume and went on stage in time for Don Carlo's first-act entrance. Apr 5, 2015
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Sweden Uses Science to Create a Future Generation of Opera Singers
Clones of Birgit Nilsson, Jussi Björling and other Swedish opera singers? You read it here first. Apr 1, 2015
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Russian Theater Director Fired Over Wagner Production
Russia's culture minister on Sunday fired the director of a Siberian theater whose modern staging of Wagner's "Tannhauser" offended the powerful Russian Orthodox Church. Mar 29, 2015
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Is Stockholm Ready for a New Opera House?
Sweden is the last Nordic country without a gleaming new opera house. Fred Plotkin considers whether this country renowned for its design can pull one off. Mar 28, 2015
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Audra McDonald Takes to Twitter to Criticize Indiana 'Religious Freedom' Law
Audra McDonald has taken to Twitter to sharply criticize Indiana's new law that allows businesses the right to deny service to gays and lesbians. Mar 27, 2015