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The Classical Music Our Critics Can’t Stop Thinking About
Watch and listen to five recent highlights, including performances by Davóne Tines and Lise Davidsen, and a new album by Ethan Iverson.
Posted inDie Frau Ohne Schatten (Opera) Hofmannsthal, Hugo von Lindstrom, Lise Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Stemme, Nina Strauss, Richard Thomas, Russell (Singer) van den Heever, Elza Volle, Michael
Strauss’s ‘Die Frau Ohne Schatten’ at the Metropolitan Opera
“Die Frau Ohne Schatten,” a dense ode to fertility, may not sound appealing at first. But in this performance, the fairy tale comes movingly to life.
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Bringing the Magic of ‘Fanny and Alexander’ to the Opera Stage
A new opera by Mikael Karlsson and Royce Vavrek, directed by Ivo van Hove, aims to capture the lavishness of Ingmar Bergman’s film, in half the time.
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Angelina Jolie Plays Opera Diva Maria Callas. We Went With Her to the Met.
Jolie plays the superstar soprano Maria Callas in the new movie “Maria.” We went to the Metropolitan Opera with her and the director Pablo Larraín.