Angela Gheorghiu drew criticism after she stormed onstage to stop a tenor’s encore during a performance of “Tosca” in Seoul.
Category: Opera
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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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Review: This ‘Figaro’ Puts All Mozart’s Characters in One Voice
By singing men and women, nobles and servants, the countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo takes the opera’s theme of human mutability to a chaotic extreme.
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Classical Music and Opera This Fall: Programs, Premieres and More
Osvaldo Golijov’s Lorca-inspired opera comes to New York, and the pianist Igor Levit plays with the Cleveland Orchestra, among other highlights.
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With ‘Maria’ Biopic, Angelina Jolie Could Make Her Oscar Comeback
“Maria,” about the opera diva Maria Callas, plays to the star’s strengths. Its Venice Film Festival debut was timed so the actress could avoid Brad Pitt.
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A Bargain at the Opera: Philadelphia Offers All Seats for as Low as $11
Seeking new audiences, Opera Philadelphia is putting in place a pay-what-you-can model, one of the first of its kind by a major opera company.
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Opera Doesn’t Have to Be for Elites. Here’s Why.
If opera at its best aspires to a different world, then we need to cultivate an anti-elite approach to how it is created and performed.
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5 Breakout Artists at the Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.
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5 Breakout Artists at the Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival is synonymous with excellence and fame. But it’s also a place where artists on the cusp of stardom can shine.
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This Is My Voice One Year on T
A transgender music critic explores the change in their singing voice after taking testosterone.
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Vienna Bids Farewell to Magnate Who Brought Stars to Its Opera Ball
Sophia Loren, Kim Kardashian, Priscilla Presley and Jane Fonda were among the stars Richard Lugner enticed, and often paid, to appear at the Vienna Opera Ball.
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Has the Composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Time Finally Come?
With an opera at the Salzburg Festival and recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, the music of Mieczyslaw Weinberg may be taking root.