The soprano, who previously resigned as an artistic adviser, was scheduled to sing with the National Symphony Orchestra in May.
Category: Opera
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Despite Drastic Financial Steps, Met Opera Turns to Layoffs and Cuts
The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may also sell its Chagall murals that are valued at $55 million.
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The World’s Reigning Carmen Breaks Down Her Signature Aria
Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
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The Charming Raconteur Semyon Bychkov’s Next Job: Music Director at Paris Opera
Semyon Bychkov will soon take up the most prestigious post of his long, varied career. Collaborating with Ralph Fiennes on “Eugene Onegin,” he gives a taste of things to come.
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Rhoda Levine, Pathbreaking Opera Director, Dies at 93
Starting out in the 1970s as a rare woman in a field dominated by men, she directed the premieres of a pair of politically charged modern classics.
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Viva the Absurd: ‘What to Wear’ and a Wave of Opera Surrealism
Michael Gordon and Richard Foreman’s “What to Wear” at BAM is a visually rich, textually odd work — and a hot commodity.
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Washington National Opera Finds a Stage Outside Kennedy Center Amid Trump Tensions
Spring performances of “Treemonisha” and “The Crucible” will be held at George Washington University.
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Applying Richard Foreman’s Off-Kilter Aesthetic (and Ducks) to Opera
The composer Michael Gordon collaborated with Foreman on “What to Wear” in 2006. The opera makes its belated New York premiere at BAM on Thursday.
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Review: Boston Symphony Can’t Make the Case for Barber’s ‘Vanessa’
Performing “Vanessa” is just what the Boston Symphony should be doing. But its concert staging came off as drab and ineffective.
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Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned about declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
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Bruce Crawford, Arts-Loving Adman Who Led the Met Opera, Dies at 96
He helped build the ad agency BBDO International into a powerhouse before channeling his passion for opera into managing the Met and revitalizing Lincoln Center.
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Paris Opera Names Semyon Bychkov as Its Next Musical Director
Semyon Bychkov will be the musical director for a period when the opera’s performance spaces are under renovation. It’s a chance to add symphonic seasons like at La Scala.