Memorable performances included a pair of Strauss operas, a suave villain, a star soprano in “Fidelio” and a new conductor in “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
Category: Grounded (Opera)
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Theater to Stream Now: ‘Beckett Briefs’ and One of Gavin Creel’s Last Shows
Also available for streaming: A masterful F. Murray Abraham in “Beckett Briefs,” and Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon in a take on “Streetcar.”
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The Metropolitan Opera’s Season Begins With a Boom
“Grounded,” the new work that opened the season, has been joined by revivals of three Puccini, Verdi and Offenbach classics.
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Opera Is Still Obsessed With the Suffering of Women
Two new works, “The Listeners” and “Grounded,” echo the age-old spectacle of female disintegration and show the tension of fitting modern stories into old forms.
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Review: A Devastated Drone Pilot Opens the Met Opera’s Season
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s bloodless “Grounded,” about a fighter pilot turned dissociating drone operator, stars the mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
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Review: A Devastated Drone Pilot Opens the Met Opera’s Season
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s bloodless “Grounded,” about a fighter pilot turned dissociating drone operator, stars the mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo.
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The Creators of ‘Grounded’ Discuss Writing for the Met Opera
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant discuss the first time they heard “Grounded,” and how they instantly knew what they would change for the Met.
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The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See
In an effort to program contemporary works, the company will present recent operas by Jeanine Tesori, John Adams, Jake Heggie and Osvaldo Golijov.
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The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See
In an effort to program contemporary works, the company will present recent operas by Jeanine Tesori, John Adams, Jake Heggie and Osvaldo Golijov.
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Review: An Opera About Drones Brings a Pilot’s War Home
Jeanine Tesori and George Brant’s “Grounded,” which Washington National Opera premiered on Saturday, is headed to the Metropolitan Opera next year.
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A Drone Opera, Brought to You by General Dynamics? A Company Clarifies.
“Grounded,” a new work about the psychological toll of drone warfare, drew scrutiny after its presenter, Washington National Opera, advertised the support of a major military contractor.