Operavore
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The Depth of Klinghoffer: What Does the Controversy Say About Freedom of Expression?
With the Met Opera's controversial production of "The Death of Klinghoffer" opening on Monday, Fred Plotkin asks whether its detractors approach it with a full understanding. Oct 17, 2014
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Australian Officials Intervene to Lift Carmen Smoking Ban
A government health minister has told Western Australian Opera that it can resume staging "Carmen" – complete with tobacco references – without endangering a sponsorship. Oct 15, 2014
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Youth Gets Its Day in Opera. Now Where Are the Honors for Veteran Artists?
As young singing talent is recognized at a gala awards evening, Fred Plotkin asks why the Kennedy Center Honors have overlooked opera this year, and who deserves the awards. Oct 14, 2014
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Review: Pretty Yende Enterprising in New York Recital Debut
Pretty Yende's New York debut revealed a magnetically lush soprano and as much genuine warmth as boundless artistic confidence, writes David Patrick Stearns. Oct 14, 2014
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Soprano Pretty Yende's New York Story Began in Rural South Africa
Soprano Pretty Yende, who returned to the Met last Monday in The Magic Flute and who will give her Carnegie recital debut this Monday night, has to continually pinch herself. Oct 9, 2014
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Planet Opera: Toronto Beckons Singers and Their Fans
Canada has produced many magnificent opera singers but, in its customary self-effacing way, the country does not brag about them, writes Fred Plotkin. Oct 9, 2014
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Australian Opera Company Cancels Carmen Over Fears it Promotes Smoking
The West Australia Opera has said it will not program Carmen in the next two years, over fears that it would threaten $200,000 in sponsorship with a government health agency. Oct 8, 2014
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Soprano Amanda Majeski Manages Demanding Debut with Humor, Props
Like many young sopranos, Amanda Majeski has been making her mark in the operas of Mozart. But unlike many, she's done so with a particular flair for the dramatic. Oct 4, 2014
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Giulio Gatti Casazza: The General Manager Who Changed the Met
A new biography of Giulio Gatti Casazza, the Metropolitan Opera's manager from 1908 to 1935, reminds us of the value of strong arts administrators, writes Fred Plotkin. Oct 3, 2014
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Rome Opera Fires its Orchestra and Chorus
The disarray at Rome's largest opera house continued Thursday when the company's board voted to fire its choir and orchestra, and replace them with outsourced artists Oct 2, 2014