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Florentina Holzinger Brings Roller-Skating Nuns to the Opera House

The choreographer Florentina Holzinger’s shows feature circus performers and abundant nudity. Now, she’s bringing her experimental approach to opera.

By Ben Miller

Classical Music Cleveland Orchestra Habjan, Nikolaus Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Music Opera The Magic Flute (Opera) Welser-Most, Franz

Memo to Orchestras: Do More Opera

The Cleveland Orchestra’s staging of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was a reminder that ensembles can help fill the gap as opera grows harder to find.

By Zachary Woolfe

Collectors and Collections Freddie De Tommaso Opera Rolex SA Watches and Clocks

Singing the Praises of Collectible Watches

The tenor Freddie De Tommaso fell in love with opera and timepieces as a young boy. Now he shops for high-end examples in the cities where he performs.

By Jane Stockdale for The New York Times

Classical Music internal-truncator Metropolitan Opera Opera Palumbo, Donald

He Made the Met Opera’s Chorus the Best in the World

Donald Palumbo, a mild-mannered but relentless perfectionist, is stepping down after 17 years as the company’s chorus master.

By Zachary Woolfe