Door to door Door to door

The Met’s planned premiere of Iolanta/Bluebeard’s Castle was cancelled due to the Great Blizzard That Wasn’t.

By on January 30, 2015 at 7:40 AM
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Why Rupert Christiansen is the wrong commentator about gay rights protesters Why Rupert Christiansen is the wrong commentator about gay rights protesters

The veteran British critic click-whored…

By on November 08, 2013 at 11:00 AM
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O nube! che lieve per l’aria ti aggiri O nube! che lieve per l’aria ti aggiri
By on October 11, 2013 at 11:17 AM
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The rite of autumn The rite of autumn

Queer Nation claims responsibility for tonight’s political action in Carnegie Hall, chanting “[Valery] Gergiev, Your Silence is Killing Russian Gays!”

By on October 10, 2013 at 11:11 PM
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Tonight or Neva Tonight or Neva

Last night, the Met opened the 2013-14 season with a handsome, fairly conservative new production of Eugene Onegin by Deborah Warner that replaces the handsome, fairly conservative one by Robert Carsen. (The trend is clear.)

By on September 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM
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Pushkin comes to shove Pushkin comes to shove

Onegin, which opens the Met’s season on Monday, has taken an unusually precipitous tumble…

By on September 19, 2013 at 10:32 AM
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Ring à la russe Ring à la russe

Wagner is becoming an important calling card for Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Theatre.

By on February 11, 2013 at 2:10 PM
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