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With new 'Aida' staging, Met tries out grandiose opera for the contemporary age
With new 'Aida' staging, Met tries out grandiose opera for the contemporary age "Aida" has long epitomized opera at its most extravagant -- think sweeping sets, luxurious costumes and even real-live ...
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An opera orchestra in Brahms
The Metropolitan Opera has gone dark for a month or so, but its orchestra is free to play—as it did last night in Carnegie Hall. The program was all-Brahms. It is good to be able to see these players ...
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Verdi’s ‘Aida,’ from the Metropolitan Opera, comes to the Orcas Center Feb. 4
Don’t miss your chance to see “Aida,” Verdi’s epic tale of love, power and jealousy at Orcas Center on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at noon. Filmed live in high definition, these on-screen events from the ...
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This Weekend: Jan. 30
• Friday: 7-9 p.m., award-winning artist and songwriter Roberta Lea will perform. • Saturday: 7-9 p.m., Martha Spencer and the Wonderland Country Band will perform as part of the Bluegrass & BBQ ...
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Interview: Christine Goerke Talks Boston Lyric Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra Collaboration on DIE TOTE STADT
Goerke will be doing just that in “Die Tote Stadt” (“The Dead City”) – composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s poignant opera ...
Met Opera’s Lindsay Ohse steps into the glass slipper of ‘Cendrillon’
Lindsay Ohse is ready for her slipper. The Grammy-winning soprano will relive the greatest footwear fiasco in fairy tales when she plays the title role in Opera Orlando’s “Cendrillon.” That’s the ...
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Toledo Opera staging ‘South Pacific’ on Valentine’s weekend
Toledo Opera will perform South Pacific at the Valentine Theatre on Friday, February 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 16 ...
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Critic's notebook: At the Metropolitan Opera, an 'Aida' production rooted in the past says a lot about the genre's future
The Metropolitan Opera's assistant directors balance tradition and innovation to revive productions like "Aida" while shaping ...
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Puccini’s ‘Tosca,’ from the Metropolitan Opera, comes to the Orcas Center Jan. 28
Experience the powerful story of “Tosca” from the Metropolitan Opera, on screen at Orcas Center Tuesday, Jan. 28, at noon. Filmed live in high definition, these on-screen events offer a diverse ...
The Morning Sun12d
Local group enjoys Met operas at Celebration Cinema
When Gisela Moffit stumbled upon the Metropolitan Opera’s “Met Live in HD” program in 2011, she was thrilled to find that ...
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This small Chicago opera company delivers never-before-seen operas to an intense fanbase
Operas from before 1750, however, have not been a priority for the Lyric Opera ... house,” Hopkins says. Haymarket’s production of Tamerlano sold out two months in advance of performances ...
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Brandon Jovanovich Leads Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Moby-Dick’
The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “Moby-Dick” for the first time. The company premiere will feature the opera’s original staging directed by Leonard Foglia, in his ...