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On Site Opera Shuts Down, Citing Financial Woes
This innovative company, which won acclaim for staging operas in unconventional spaces and ways, said it could no longer keep up with rising costs.
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Edmond Dédé’s Opera ‘Morgiane’ to Be Staged for the First Time
Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American, is to be staged for the first time.
Angel Blue Doubted Her Path in Opera. Now She’s a Star.
Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera.
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150 Years of See and Be Seen at Paris’s Palais Garner Opera House
It’s been 150 years since the Palais Garnier opera house opened in Paris. Today, it is still a working theater — with 172 performances scheduled for this season.