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Strauss’s ‘Salome’ Gets a New Staging at the Metropolitan Opera

In his company debut, the director Claus Guth takes a psychological approach, surrounding the title character with six versions of her younger self.

By Zachary Woolfe

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How a Soprano With Dyslexia Rose to the Heights of Opera

Elza van den Heever, a star of “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” at the Metropolitan Opera, no longer sees dyslexia as a hindrance — just a different way of learning.

By Javier C. Hernandez

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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.

By Zachary Woolfe

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At the Met Opera, ‘Tannhäuser’ Is Halted by Climate Protests

A revival of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” was notable for the arrival of Christian Gerhaher. But with an abrupt protest, the performance took a turn.

By Joshua Barone