Operavore
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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 -
Meryl Streep to Play Maria Callas in HBO Biopic
The actress Meryl Streep will star as the late, iconic soprano Maria Callas in a forthcoming biopic for HBO, to be directed by Mike Nichols. Jun 18, 2014
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Review: Rameau's Pygmalion Waxes Operatic at Madame Tussauds
Rameau's one-act Pygmalion received a site-specific staging at Madame Tussauds Tuesday night. Operavore's David Patrick Stearns writes that the venue brought some challenges to the score.
Jun 18, 2014 -
Metropolitan Opera Cancels Broadcasts of Klinghoffer After Protests
The Metropolitan Opera has called off its broadcasts of The Death of Klinghoffer, John Adams and Alice Goodman's landmark 1991 opera, over fears it could "fan global anti-Semitism."
Jun 17, 2014 -
Metropolitan Opera's Tax Filing Reveals Salary Details
The disclosures might be noncontroversial were it not for the fact that Met management began contract talks with musicians and stagehands last month aimed at cutting expenses.
Jun 16, 2014 -
40 Under 40: The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers – Part Two
Following last week's survey of gifted male opera singers under the age of 40 comes this look at promising young divas.
Jun 16, 2014 -
40 Under 40: The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers
Fred Plotkin has selected 40 singers under 40 who he feels merit your attention and support. This article is about male singers; the next will introduce you to some future divas.
Jun 12, 2014 -
Wagner's Parsifal from Lyric Opera of Chicago
This Saturday at 1 pm, the Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Wagner's Parsifal featuring Paul Groves in the title role and Thomas Hampson as Amfortas.
Jun 7, 2014 -
Rimsky-Korsakov's The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya
Today at 4 pm on World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone brings us The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh in a production from the Grand Liceu Theatre in Barcelona.
Jun 5, 2014 -
Strauss Week on Operavore
From June 9-13, WQXR is celebrating the 150th anniversary of composer Richard Strauss's birth by playing two of his operas a day on the Operavore stream.
Jun 5, 2014