Myung-whun Chung will be the first Asian, and one of the first conductors born outside Italy, to serve as music director in the opera house’s 247-year history.
Category: Opera
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The Inspirations Behind the Met Opera’s ‘Antony and Cleopatra’
The inspirations behind the staging of “Antony and Cleopatra,” which imagines a world in which celebrities can be tantamount to gods.
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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including Metropolitan Opera performances, the posthorn solo in Mahler’s Third and music by Tomeka Reid.
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Review: English Concert Brings Handel’s ‘Cesare’ to Carnegie
The English Concert, under the conductor Harry Bicket, returned to Carnegie Hall with one of Handel’s greatest hits.
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Soprano Patricia Racette to Lead Opera Theater of St. Louis
Patricia Racette, who has a recent history of performing in and directing productions with the company, will begin as its artistic director this fall.
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‘Giants of the Earth’ Opera Returns at Last in South Dakota
The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is making a fresh case for Douglas Moore’s “Giants in the Earth,” a Pulitzer Prize-winning but long obscure opera.
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Komische Oper Berlin Turns ‘Don Giovanni’ Into a Requiem
In Berlin, the director Kirill Serebrennikov’s new production dispenses with the opera’s final sextet and leads directly into Mozart’s Requiem.
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The Uncertain Future of South Carolina’s “Porgy and Bess” House
When George Gershwin visited a cottage in Folly Beach, S.C., in 1934, “Porgy and Bess” came to life. But will it remain a historic artifact or become just another beach house?
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Strauss’s ‘Salome’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera
In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her younger self.
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A Little-Known Corner of Ireland Beckons
Flanked by the Knockmealdown Mountains to the north and blown by fresh ocean breezes, the Blackwater Valley is rich in history, culture and natural beauty.
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For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ‘Salome’
The renowned German director Claus Guth is staging Strauss’s breakthrough opera with a focus on themes of trauma and abuse.