Usually, holiday opera is scarce on major stages in New York. But this year, there are two at Lincoln Center alone.
Category: Taymor, Julie
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The Met Opera’s Leaner ‘Magic Flute’ Courts Young Listeners
Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been trimmed down to 90 minutes as the Metropolitan Opera bids to recruit a new generation.
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Longest-Running Rafiki Says Goodbye to ‘The Lion King’
After more than 9,000 performances as the shaman in the Broadway show, Tshidi Manye prepares to hang up her baboon costume.
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Review: This ‘Magic Flute’ at the Met Lacks Some Luster
Mozart’s opera, tailored to families in this staging, is big on spectacle and let’s-put-on-a-show verve. What shines? Kathryn Lewek as Queen of the Night.
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Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set
The New York Times – Music:Julie Taymor’s version of Mozart’s opera, a fairy tale of puppets and plexiglass, achieves its finest form in the Met’s condensed version for families.
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How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far)
The New York Times – Movies:A surprising collaboration between an entertainment giant (Disney) and an avant-garde artist (Julie Taymor) birthed the most successful musical in history.