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Lyrical Pelleas et Melisande at the Met
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Claude Debussy’s moving Pelleas et Melisande defies operatic convention. Eschewing... Read more →
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Trips to Margaritaville, Colonial America, and Ancient Babylon
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Let me confess that margaritas are my cocktail of choice. Having one while watching the... Read more →
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Exterminating Angel Explores Existentialist Angst on Opera Stage
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Existentialist angst is not your usual fodder for the opera stage, but Thomas Ades’s... Read more →
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Come from Away, B’way’s First 9-11 Musical, Plus Idomeneo at the Met
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Is it appropriate for a Broadway musical to address the staggering impact of the 2001... Read more →
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NY Theater and Opera in Transit: Three Journeys
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Transportation plays a part in three new stage productions in NYC. While the first two... Read more →
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Opera and Kind of Opera: Guillaume Tell, Falsettos
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Two current operas (or one opera and a sort of opera) provide New York audiences with... Read more →
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Maria Stuarda Is a Battle Royal at the Met Opera
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A cry of despair arose from the audience at the Metropolitan Opera when the stage manager... Read more →
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Death of Klinghoffer Opera Stirs Controversy
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The controversial production is stunning one moment, cold and remote the next.
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