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The Met Honors Puccini With a Scattershot Gala ‘Tosca’

In recent years, the Metropolitan Opera has asked artists to respond to the company’s new productions. Their creations are then transferred onto...

21.11.2024 10

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Christopher Corwin

Richard Tucker Award Winners Are Dominating New York City’s Fall Opera Season

One need only look to Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera to see the ubiquity of Tucker Award alumni.

15.11.2024 7

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Preparing Tomorrow’s Opera Stars: Joyce DiDonato Shows Us How It’s Done

Opera master classes let eager fans see another facet of their favorite singers' artistry, but these events are not without controversy.

31.10.2024 5

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Tenor Benjamin Bernheim Scores Another Triumph in the Met’s ‘Tales of Hoffmann’ Revival

After the Metropolitan Opera opened its season with a recently composed opera—Jeanine Tesori’s Grounded—the company returned to standard...

04.10.2024 4

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Bard SummerScape Once More Endeavors to Make Meyerbeer Great Again

The sporadically involving 'Prophète' pleased far less than 'Huguenots' had fifteen years earlier.

15.08.2024 7

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Christopher Corwin

Teatro Nuovo Revives a Forgotten Bel Canto Opera by a Woman Composer for the First Time in Nearly 200 Years

After the Metropolitan Opera’s season ends in early June, local opera lovers patiently bide their time until late July when Teatro Nuovo again...

10.08.2024 10

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A Magnificent ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ Crowns a Fine Met Season But Not at Lincoln Center

Before his career ended in scandal and disgrace, James Levine would have been most remembered for his meticulous upgrade of the Metropolitan Opera’s...

27.06.2024 4

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While U.S. Companies Struggle, German Opera Houses Move Ahead Ambitiously

Since their closure in 2020 due to the coronavirus, American opera houses have been struggling to regain their financial footing—and their...

25.06.2024 8

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Opera Lafayette’s French Baroque Gems Enliven Spring on the Upper East Side

Korneel Bernolet has resurrected a delightful addition to French baroque opera known as opéra-ballet.

15.05.2024 40

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With Electrifying New Casts, the Met’s ‘Carmen’ and ‘Butterfly’ Are Worth a Second Look

These impressive revivals are a reminder of just how rewarding revisiting familiar works can be.

08.05.2024 100

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Seven American Tenors Offer an Insider’s Glimpse into Their Ascendancy

Opera fandom might be thought of as diva-dominated, but tenors often rouse the greatest passions. From Enrico Caruso to Luciano Pavarotti to Jonas...

04.05.2024 20

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Young Singers Must Keep Their Eyes on the Prizes When Launching Opera Careers

Opera as bloodsport? Well, not exactly, but most ambitious young opera singers will spend much of their twenties vying for cash in singing...

21.03.2024 10

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The Met Goes Three for Three with Sierra and Bernheim’s Unforgettable ‘Roméo et Juliette’

Rarely has a tenor appeared so in love with his soprano!

12.03.2024 10

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The Met Ends Its Winter Hiatus With Two Delightful Italian Masterpieces

Returning from its month-long winter hiatus the Metropolitan Opera offered audiences a pair of Italian masterpieces in productions that couldn’t...

05.03.2024 20

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Christopher Corwin

The Met Ends Its Winter Hiatus With Two Delightful Italian Masterpieces

Returning from its month-long winter hiatus the Metropolitan Opera offered audiences a pair of Italian masterpieces in productions that couldn’t...

05.03.2024 8

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Christopher Corwin

The Three Sopranos Who Banished Opera’s Winter Doldrums

In recent years, the Met has closed its doors for a month toward the end of January sparking mid-winter blues among opera lovers. Last week Carnegie...

08.02.2024 4

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A New Star Shines in Yet Another Uninspired ‘Carmen’

While its current season features well-loved, decades-old productions of La Bohème, Turandot and Tannhäuser, the Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s...

04.01.2024 6

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Beyond Messiah: Handel and Bach Resound for the Holidays

In December, concert halls and churches ring with baroque music, especially Handel’s. But this year along with the composer’s ubiquitous Messiah,...

20.12.2023 10

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