Review: Heartbeat Opera Compresses Strauss’s ‘Salome’
Heartbeat Opera specializes in daring reductions of the classics, and this may be its most implausible undertaking yet.
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Paul Plishka, Prolific Soloist at the Met, Dies at 83
Known for his liquid bass tones and flawless diction, he appeared in 88 roles, many of them comic, over 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Anna Netrebko Returns to U.S. Opera Stage After Publicly Supporting Putin
The Russian singer, shunned over her past support of Vladimir V. Putin, made her first American appearance since 2019 at a gala for Palm Beach Opera.
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‘Die Tote Stadt’ and ‘L’Amant Anonyme’ Return to Opera Stage
Rarities that deserve their place in opera returned to stages last week: “Die Tote Stadt,” in Boston, and “L’Amant Anonyme,” in Philadelphia.