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They used to say of the island of Crete that it produces more history than can be consumed locally.
By John Yohalem
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“[W]omen are interesting and important in real life. They are not an afterthought of nature, they are not secondary players in human destiny, and every society has always known that.” — Margaret Atwood, February 2017
Happy 53rd birthday soprano Anna Netrebko
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Jérémie Rhorer conducts Sarah Maria Sun in Nono and Heidi Melton in Schoenberg in an 20th century soprano-centric double bill live from Venice.
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It takes a lot to stop a show with a few minutes of music—and that is exactly what Leah Hawkins did during the 2019 run of Porgy and Bess at The Metropolitan Opera.
By Emma Hoffman
Born on this day in 1904 choreographer Frederick Ashton
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It was an unexpected tone for the cold stone and moody ambiance of the catacombs—an odd juxtaposition that I’m not sure really worked.
Happy 75th birthdays directors Christopher and David Alden
Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques and Max Emanuel Cencic, Jasmin Delfs, Dennis Orellana, Olena Leser, Nicolò Balducci, and Daniel Giulianini in a broadcast of Porpora‘s opera from the 2024 Bayreuth Baroque Festival
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Born on this day in 1945 soprano Jessye Norman
James Conlon conducts an eclectic double bill of William Grant Still and Alexander Zemlinsky featuring Nicole Heaston, Norman Garrett, Chaz’men Williams-Ali, Rodrick Dixon, Erica Petrocelli, Kristinn Sigmundsson, and Emily Magee recorded in Los Angeles last spring
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On this day in 1954 Britten‘s Turn of the Screw premiered in Venice
It was as though they had released us from an enchantment and we all woke up giggling and surprisingly well rested.
By Annie Levin
Born on this day in 1939 soprano Arleen Augér
Overall, this was a superb achievement and a thrilling season opener for the San Francisco Opera.
Born on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos
