Operavore
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Met Opera Building Workers Rally at Lincoln Center
The rally by the union representing the Metropolitan Opera’s janitors, ushers and security guards came a day after the company's management warned of a potential lockout.
Jul 25, 2014 -
Met Opera Warns Unions of a Lockout
The Met's union negotiations will enter a tension-filled new phase on Friday when lawyers for management and orchestra musicians return to the bargaining table for the first time since early May.
Jul 23, 2014 -
‘Asian Blackface’ in The Mikado Stirs Controversy in Seattle
A Seattle theater troupe is defending Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado over charges that the operetta perpetuates racial caricatures.
Jul 21, 2014 -
Planet Opera: Japan
Operavore blogger Fred Plotkin explores the world of Kabuki and modern Japanese operas.
Jul 16, 2014 -
Anna Netrebko is Engaged
The singers began dating in March of this year when they appeared together in a production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut at the Rome Opera House.
Jul 11, 2014 -
Review: Grand Production Fails to Animate The Passenger
Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera The Passenger is not the great, cathartic Holocaust opera that we've been waiting for, writes David Patrick Stearns.
Jul 11, 2014 -
For Soprano Cecilia López, a Path to Opera Through Mariachi
It’s not unusual for an opera singer to start out by dabbling in rock music or show tunes. But for the young soprano Cecilia Violetta López, the entrée to singing was Mexican mariachi... Jul 11, 2014
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What to Hear in NYC Opera and Vocal Music: A Guide for All Interests - Part Two
Blogger Fred Plotkin offers part two of his guide to opera in New York City, for listeners who are into great voices, rarities and edgy work.
Jul 10, 2014 -
Holocaust Opera The Passenger to Make Its NY Debut at Park Avenue Armory
WQXR's Elliott Forrest spoke with Patrick Summers of the Houston Grand Opera, who is conducting this production, about the work's belated New York premiere.
Jul 10, 2014 -
New York City Opera Creditor Seeks to Revive Company
Nine months after New York City Opera filed for bankruptcy and canceled its season, the company's board says that it has received five proposals to restart the shuttered organization.
Jul 8, 2014