Operavore
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Warm Weather Opera Worth Traveling For
Nowadays, the warm months are filled with a lot of compelling and original opera. This year, the music of Leonard Bernstein (1918–90) is omnipresent, to celebrate his centennial. Apr 15, 2018
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Unfractured Fairy Tales: ‘Cendrillon’ at the Metropolitan Opera
What truly created opening night success was Laurent Pelly’s production, which brought a theatrical confidence to the stage. The audience devoured it like a meal of desserts. Apr 13, 2018
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Meet the Winner of the 2018 Richard Tucker Award: Christian Van Horn
This week, the Richard Tucker Music Foundation announced the winner of the 2018 Richard Tucker Award: bass-baritone Christian Van Horn. Apr 10, 2018
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Lost Verdi Opera Score Discovered in Berlin Basement
The mostly complete score of an opera that Verdi specialists had long ago given up hope of finding was recently discovered in a basement. Apr 1, 2018
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3 Minute Opera: Mozart's 'Così fan tutte'
Give WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Listen as Spurgeon breaks down Mozart's "Così fan tutte" in a New York minute (or three). Mar 30, 2018
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Mozart as Sideshow: The Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Così fan tutte’
Does Mozart’s Così fan tutte really need the kind of the help it received from the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday? Mar 16, 2018
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Advantage Munich: Why the Bavarian Capital Is a World Opera Capital
Opera in Munich dates back to 1653, giving it one of the longest traditions of this art form in the world. Mar 7, 2018
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The Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Elektra’: A Compelling Attack of the Killer Opera
Ah, the price of revenge. David Patrick Stearns reviews The Met Opera's production of Richard Strauss's 'Elektra.' Mar 2, 2018
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3 Minute Opera: Puccini's 'La Bohème'
Give WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Listen as Spurgeon breaks down Puccini's "La Bohème" in a New York minute (or three). Feb 22, 2018
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An Analysis of the Metropolitan Opera’s New Season
The Metropolitan Opera has just announced the repertory and casting for its 2018–19 season, and Fred Plotkin is looking forward to next year with great enthusiasm. Feb 15, 2018
