This year’s Prototype, a showcase of experimental opera and theater, was stylistically broad but the focus was on the human voice in all its weirdness.
Category: Opera
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Review: For the Met Opera’s ‘Tosca,’ Third Cast’s a Charm
The bass-baritone Bryn Terfel returned to the Met for the first time in 13 years, alongside Sondra Radvanovsky, one of the great Toscas of our time.
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Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94
A prominent practitioner of the historically grand productions that were once fashionable at the Met, he was especially well known for his stagings of Wagner.
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Why ‘Show Boat’ Is America’s Most Enduring, Unstable Musical
A revival called “Show/Boat: A River” joins a history of reimagining the musical that goes back nearly a century, to its first performances.
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Bryn Terfel, Suave and Thundering, Is Back at the Met After 13 Years
The booming bass-baritone stars in Puccini’s “Tosca” after ill-timed injuries kept him away from the Metropolitan Opera, where he was a perennial favorite.
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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including the “Brutalist” soundtrack, the soprano Barbara Hannigan and Strauss singers at the Met Opera.
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Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera
Michael Mayer directs Verdi’s classic as an archaeologist’s discovery, featuring the shining soprano Angel Blue.
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Michael Mayer Directs a New ‘Aida’ at the Met Opera
Michael Mayer is directing the Met’s first new production of Verdi’s classic in nearly four decades, aiming for something fresh yet enduring.
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Kathryn Lewek Reigns as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’
Kathryn Lewek has made a specialty of singing the showstopping role in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” “It’s my security blanket,” she said.
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Best Classical Music Albums of 2024
Listen to selections from recordings of a new John Adams opera, Chopin études by Yunchan Lim, Brahms works by Igor Levit and more.
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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie Give a Surprising Education in Opera
“Paris & Nicole: The Encore,” a sequel to “The Simple Life,” is a comedic lark about creating an opera, with enlightening lessons along the way.
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At Opening Night at La Scala, Opera Is the Center of the Universe
There is nothing quite like opening night of Teatro alla Scala in Milan, a temple of opera, for pomp, pageantry and politics.