Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s “Lincoln in the Bardo” at the Met Opera is the latest, and perhaps darkest, in a long series of musical portraits of Lincoln.
Category: Lincoln in the Bardo (Opera)
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How Does Abe Lincoln Sound? In ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ Ugly, Honest, Cathartic
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Dua Lipa Among Famous Faces at Met Opera’s ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Premiere
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:A crowd that included Amy Poehler, Bowen Yang and George Saunders packed the Met for the world premiere of “Lincoln in the Bardo.”
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‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Review: From Book to Opera at the Met
The New York Times – Music:Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek are making their Metropolitan Opera debut with an imaginative, moving adaptation of George Saunders’s ghostly novel.
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‘Lincoln in the Bardo’: A Preview of the Met Opera Adaptation
The New York Times – T Magazine:In an ethereal costume and surrounded by puppets, Anthony Roth Costanzo sang an aria from the operatic adaptation of George Saunders’s 2017 novel.
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Live From the 10th Floor | ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
The New York Times – T Magazine:The countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo singing an excerpt of an aria from the Met Opera’s adaption of George Saunders’s novel “Lincoln in the Bardo” (2017).
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For the Met’s New ‘Macbeth,’ a Costume Designer Transforms Historic Ensembles
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:For two new productions at the Met, a costume designer raided the opera house’s archives, completely transforming decades-old pieces by his idols in the process.
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Missy Mazzoli Debuts at the Metropolitan Opera With ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’
The New York Times – Music:Missy Mazzoli, whose “Lincoln in the Bardo” opens at the Metropolitan Opera this fall, writes politically urgent, musically eclectic works for a new generation of operagoers.