Sondra Radvanovsky has taken on one of opera’s most grueling roles. “You can’t just act it,” she said. “You really have to live it.”
Category: Opera
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How to Be Medea? Summon Your Anger and Despair, and Hit the Gym.
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From the Underworld to Our World: An Opera About Frida and Diego
The New York Times – Music:Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s work at San Diego Opera puts the story of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera in the context of the Day of the Dead.
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In New York, Masks Will Not Be Required at the Opera or Ballet
The New York Times – Music:Many arts groups, worried about alienating older patrons, have maintained strict rules. Now “the time has come to move on,” one leader said.
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Review: A Tenor Claims His Place Among the Met Opera’s Stars
The New York Times – Music:Allan Clayton brings pathos and terror, along with energy where it’s often missing, to a revival of Britten’s “Peter Grimes.”
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Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’
The New York Times – Music:All four parts of Wagner’s epic were presented within a week, in a new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov inspired by the work’s experimental roots.