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Pop culture diva Kim Kardashian seized the opportunity of Sunday night’s Met gala to perform a scene from a lesser-known Richard Strauss opera, Der Schatten ohne Frau.
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After the break the ladies stepped up their game so much that it elevated the night into legendary status: definitely one for the books!
Born on this day in 1933 actress Zoe Caldwell.
Born on this day in 1904 actress Gladys George.
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Simone Young conducts a new production by Andreas Homoki from the Opernhaus Zürich.
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Born on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos.
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In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the Met presents Verdi’s Requiem, with Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the extraordinary Met Orchestra and Chorus as well as a quartet of star soloists: soprano Ailyn Pérez, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung, tenor Matthew Polenzani, and bass-baritone Eric Owens.
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Born on this day in 1890 designer Elsa Schiaparelli.
This week Trove Thursday presents Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride in three stirring broadcasts starring Rita Gorr, Gré Brouwenstijn and Sena Jurinac
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Born on this day in 1924 actress Sylvia Miles.
Born on this day in 1910 actor and director Jean-Louis Barrault.
This was a great and happy event, but it wasn’t so much a musical one.
By John Yohalem
On this day in 1949 Mae West headlined a revival of her most famous play, Diamond Lil, which she first played more than 20 years earlier.
Happy 61st birthday soprano Karita Mattila.
Born on this day in 1910 singer, actress and arts advocate Kitty Carlisle Hart.
