questo e quello

Get in the ‘Ring’ Get in the ‘Ring’

Wagner’s Ring is an artistic masterpiece that is peerless in its ability to continually reveal layers of musical, theatrical, and philosophical insight

By on March 18, 2019 at 4:09 PM
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The opposite Sox The opposite Sox

Joel Puckett and Minnesota Opera hit it out of the park.

By on March 18, 2019 at 10:52 AM
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Things to come Things to come

On this day in 1977 Alban Berg’s Lulu premiered at the Metropolitan Opera.

By on March 18, 2019 at 9:13 AM
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Everybody dance now Everybody dance now

Austin McCormack‘s lascivious choreography outshone a tepid and tedious staging of Saint-Saëns’s old-testament epic.

By on March 17, 2019 at 4:05 PM
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Die, die my darlings Die, die my darlings

The year 2020 marks the first staged performances of Turandot on Anna Netrebko‘s schedule. She introduces her complete interpretation at the Bayerische Staatsoper January 28 and 31 and February 3.

By on March 17, 2019 at 12:55 PM
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Out of the ordinary Out of the ordinary

On this day in 1951 soprano Victoria de los Angeles made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Marguerite.

By on March 17, 2019 at 12:29 PM
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Broadcast: Falstaff Broadcast: Falstaff

A sunny opera for an overcast afternoon: the Met’s broadcast of Falstaff begins at 1:00 PM.

By on March 16, 2019 at 11:06 AM
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Got to get you into my wife Got to get you into my wife

On this day in 1991 soprano Renée Fleming made her impromptu Metropolitan Opera stage debut as Countess Almaviva.

By on March 16, 2019 at 10:49 AM
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Five times a lady Five times a lady

On this day in 1956 Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, to run 2,717 performances.

By on March 15, 2019 at 12:41 PM
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Broadcast: Das Rheingold Broadcast: Das Rheingold

The Entry of the Cher Public into Valhalla begins at 7:55 PM.

By on March 14, 2019 at 6:09 PM
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Hair apparent Hair apparent

Gregory Kunde will sing Samson in the March 16, 19, and 23 performances of Saint-Saëns’s Samson et Dalila, replacing Aleksandrs Antonenko, who is ill.

By on March 14, 2019 at 5:29 PM
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Sonya Yoncheva plays Mad Libs Sonya Yoncheva plays Mad Libs

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By on March 14, 2019 at 4:56 PM
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Down Argentine way Down Argentine way

“Trove Thursday” drafts a 1960s All-Star team for Verdi’s Il Trovatore broadcast from the Teatro Colón.

By on March 14, 2019 at 2:17 PM
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Where have all the flowers gone? Where have all the flowers gone?

On this day in 1991, a new production of Wagner’s Parsifal premiered at the Metropolitan Opera.

By on March 14, 2019 at 11:09 AM
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