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John Danaher pays an operatic tribute to the writings of James McCourt, an author who captured the spirit of opera as queer and dangerous like no other.
32 pieces since 2008 — in 10 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Don Giovanni — stats above show all coverage for Cesare Siepi.
View allJohn Danaher pays an operatic tribute to the writings of James McCourt, an author who captured the spirit of opera as queer and dangerous like no other.
With help from the Met’s invaluable performance archive, here is a look back at just some of what you could have seen, and perhaps did see, on October 31st through the years at the Met.
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