Operavore
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San Diego Opera Will Not Close, Announces 2015 Season
Two months after the San Diego Opera announced it would shut down at the end of 2014, the company's board voted on Friday to put on a 50th anniversary season.
May 19, 2014 -
Opera News Names New Publisher with Colorful Résumé
Opera News magazine has hired a new publisher whose résumé includes work as the publisher of Penthouse and Playboy adult men's magazines.
May 16, 2014 -
As Labor Talks Begin, Considering the Met's Essential Role
"What’s wrong with the Metropolitan Opera?" is a question blogger Fred Plotkin is asked with troubling frequency. He considers why it has come to this point.
May 16, 2014 -
La Scala to Oust General Director after First Season
The board of La Scala voted Thursday to oust its incoming general director at the end of his first season in the latest behind-the-scenes melodrama to roil the fabled opera house.
May 15, 2014 -
Jessye Norman: A Soprano Who Does it Her Way
Jessye Norman turns 70 on Tuesday and WQXR marks the occasion with several of her recordings throughout the day. Also listen to this one-hour profile, recorded last year. May 15, 2014
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Giving Tough Advice to Aspiring or Established Opera Singers
"There are times, throughout the career of an opera singer, when they need to be told that they are not ready for a role, not right for a role, or should consider retiring a role," writes Fred Plotkin.
May 13, 2014 -
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Musicians Threaten to Strike
The musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra voted Monday to authorize a strike should contract talks fail. May 12, 2014
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Video: Anna Netrebko Stars in Austrian Airlines Commercial
Anna Netrebko appears in a new Austrian Airlines television commercial, signing autographs in a plane's first-class cabin. May 12, 2014
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Director Peter Sellars and Rocker Chuck Berry Share Polar Music Prize
The prize committee said Sellars has showed that classical music is not about dusty sheet music, but "a way of reflecting and depicting the world."
May 8, 2014 -
Throwback Thursday: Kirsten Flagstad (#tbt)
This week we throw it back to Norwegian soprano Kirsten Flagstad, called "The Voice of the Century" by many a critic.
May 8, 2014