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Yannick pannick Yannick pannick

The Metropolitan Opera chose the early August operatic doldrums in NYC to announce the renewal of Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s contract as music director through the 2029-30 season.

on October 05, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Heil macht mich dein Nah’n! Heil macht mich dein Nah’n!

Happy 54th birthday tenor Brandon Jovanovich

on October 05, 2024 at 6:00 AM
The clown of God The clown of God

Rigoletto is the perfect opera. The story is straightforward and powerful; none of the action occurs backstage or between scenes or twenty-seven years before curtain rise; and the ethical anvil lands not once but twice, on the title character singing, “La maledizione!” The curse!

on October 04, 2024 at 9:00 AM
There’s only color and light There’s only color and light

Happy 83rd birthday director and designer Robert Wilson

on October 04, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Tosca Tosca

Xian Zhang conducts Aleksandra Kurzak, SeokJong Baek, and George Gagnidze in a live broadcast from New York

on October 03, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Palette knives out Palette knives out

Lincoln Center is in full diva mode. Or at least that is what it seemed as I passed the line of posters outside Alice Tully Hall for the forthcoming Maria Callas biopic.

on October 03, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Gonna build a daydream from a little hope Gonna build a daydream from a little hope

On this day in 1968 soprano Marion Lippert made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Turandot.

on October 03, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Green grow the lilacs Green grow the lilacs

Eastern Long Island remains surprisingly verdant even into the early fall.

on October 02, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Freude im Herzen Freude im Herzen

On this day in 1966 baritone Walter Berry made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Barak

on October 02, 2024 at 6:00 AM
The music and the mirror The music and the mirror

Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.

on October 01, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Practically perfect in every way Practically perfect in every way

Happy 89th birthday Julie Andrews

on October 01, 2024 at 6:00 AM
Rigoletto Rigoletto

Pier Giorgio Morandi conducts Quinn Kelsey, Stephen Costello, Nadine Sierra, and J’nai Bridges in a live broadcast from New York

on September 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Boomers in bloomers Boomers in bloomers

The show, with its high production values and ever so abstract and high-minded Vedic metaphor, presents a nominally innovative performance that points at the avant garde but never quite ventures into challenging territory.

on September 30, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Humming chorus Humming chorus

Two opera houses, both alike in dignity (but less so in resources and international fame) launched their seasons this week, making similar out-of-the-box choices: new works on edgy, contemporary themes.

on September 30, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Music for chameleons Music for chameleons

On this day in 1791 Mozart‘s Die Zauberflöte premiered in Vienna

on September 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM
La fiamma La fiamma

Carlo Rizzi conducts a live performance of Respighi‘s final opera from Deutsche Oper Berlin with Olesya Golovneva, Georgy Vasiliev, Ivan Inverardi, Martina Serafin, Doris Soffel, and Sua Jo

on September 29, 2024 at 9:00 AM