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Cold cassia files

Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera“Carmen, opera’s favorite bad girl, is sexy, unpredictable and fascinating — everything the Met’s new production of Bizet’s Carmen is not.” [NYP]

Amuse-bouche

Philip Langridge as the Witch in "Hansel and Gretel". Photo:  Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera“It’s no spoiler to reveal that, at the end of Hansel and Gretel, the kids defeat the witch. In the Met’s production of Humperdinck’s fairy-tale opera, the singers of the title roles steal the show, as well.” [NY POST] Read more »

Last soprano standing

survive“As for Elektra — one of the most strenuous of opera roles — the Met seemed to have settled for a singer who could survive the ordeal.”  [NY Post]

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Wanting magic

"As the Met chorus raised their voices at the climax of Les Contes d’Hoffmann Thursday night, the tavern setting opened up, revealing ... a gray wall. It was a sadly appropriate visual symbol for a glamour-deprived dud of a new production." [NY Post]

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And I am telling you I am not belting

"Since the 1918 premiere of Puccini's Il Trittico, only two divas at the Met dared to sing the leading roles in all three of its one-act operas: Renata Scotto, a supreme vocal stylist, and Teresa Stratas, a magnetic singing actress. On Friday, Patricia Racette, who is not quite either of these things, took the plunge." [NY Post]

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Perfection

Our JJ writes his rave of raves: "If such a thing as perfection in opera is possible, in this House of the Dead, the Met achieves it." [NY Post]

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From the House of the Gelb

Our Own JJ interviews the Met's general manager Peter Gelb in today's New York Post.

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Breakfast

"Beefcake and hamantaschen may seem an odd menu, but in the New York City Opera's first season in two years, they somehow make a balanced meal." [NY Post]

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