Operavore
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Seeking a New Way to Price Tickets at the Metropolitan Opera
Reduced price tickets to live Met performances come in various forms. Blogger Fred Plotkin examines where the best deals are. Jan 24, 2015
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Shades of Black and White and Very Little Gray
The Merry Widow is about money and whether it can bring happiness and salvation, a theme that is all too relevant today, writes Fred Plotkin. Jan 20, 2015
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'Mindfulness Opera' to Feature Yoga, Audience Participation
"Lost in Thought," by composer Rolf Hind, is said to be the world's first "mindfulness opera" and will allow audiences to do yoga, meditate and eat during the performance. Jan 20, 2015
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Listening Back, Listening Forward
Sometimes we hear a singer and immediately think of future roles for which they'd be suited. Then memory of past singers comes into play. Blogger Fred Plotkin explains. Jan 15, 2015
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Protesters Greet Valery Gergiev on First Night of U.S. Tour
The Mariinsky Theater of St. Petersburg kicked off a month-long, 12-city U.S. tour on Wednesday night at BAM—and was greeted by protesters chanting "out, out, out.” Jan 15, 2015
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New York Philharmonic, Lincoln Center To Co-Produce Modern Operas
Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic said Wednesday they plan to co-produce three modern opera productions, starting this August and continuing in 2016 and 2017. Jan 14, 2015
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Russian Mezzo-Soprano Elena Obraztsova Dies at 75
The mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, a leading opera singer of Moscow's Bolshoi Opera for more than two decades, died Monday in Germany. Jan 12, 2015
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Video: Natalie Dessay and Michel Legrand Sing a Chanson for Charlie Hebdo
The operatic soprano – and more recently, cabaret singer – joined the veteran film composer Michel Legrand as part of an evening-length tribute event. Jan 11, 2015
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Requiem Aeterna
It is likely that Verdi was not religious and had a healthy skepticism for many institutions, including church and state, writes Fred Plotkin. But his Requiem makes a powerful impact. Jan 9, 2015
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Singer Interrupted During Tech Glitch at Met Opera
Broadway singer Kelli O'Hara may made it through NBC's technically-complex broadcast of ''Peter Pan Live" last month with no major snafus. But opera is inevitably a different story. Jan 7, 2015