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LA Opera drops Missy Mazzoli’s `Lincoln in the Bardo,' which will premiere New York's Met
The Los Angeles Opera dropped a contemplated world premiere for the second straight season in a cost-cutting move, and Missy ...
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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK: The future of opera takes shape at Williams Opera Workshop production
Williams Opera Workshop’s production of "Faust" showcases emerging artists as they discover their voices, blending passion, ...
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Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over ...
At the Met’s Laffont Voice Competition, everyone’s a critic
Soprano Michelle Mariposa, tenor Angel Gomez and soprano Kresley Figueroa shared top prize at the Middle Atlantic regionals, ...
This Opera Star Says Crying Is the Best Therapy
The Norwegian soprano talks about her upcoming Met performance in Beethoven’s “Fidelio,” meeting Angelina Jolie and loving ...
Opera San Jose takes on the ‘visceral experience’ known as ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’
Shawna Lucey, the general director of Opera San Jose, loves a thrilling night at the opera, and she clearly recalls the first ...
New opera based on Syracuse University professor’s novel to premiere in NY
The Associated Press reports “Lincoln in the Bardo,” adapted from George Saunders' Man Booker Prize-winning book, will open ...
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The prima donna returns
As has been reported, a number of supporters of the PBO gala have ties to the Metropolitan, including Veronica Atkins, the ...
LA Times on MSN10d
The late Pauline Oliveros is having her moment. How Long Beach Opera is making it even bigger
Long Beach Opera embarks on a risky, unprecedented season centered on pioneering composer Pauline Oliveros. "We’re just going ...
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A newbie's guide for going to the opera
James Emerson, an opera fan since 2010 after seeing “La Traviata” when he was 15 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, described that first show as “magical.” “Opera puts me ...