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James Jorden, Creator of an Essential Opera Blog, Dies at 69
With Parterre Box, he brought together high culture, punk aesthetics and gleeful camp in an irreverent source for news, criticism…
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The Metropolitan Opera Guild Will Wind Down Amid Financial Woes
The organization, founded in 1935 to support the opera house, will lay off 20 employees and stop publishing Opera News…
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At Glamorous French Festivals, Poverty is Only Onstage
The opening productions of the Avignon and Aix-en-Provence Festivals brought tales of the down-and-out to well-heeled spectators. It got awkward.
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Is It the End of an Era at the Metropolitan Opera?
As the 2022-23 season ends, the country’s largest performing arts institution looks ahead to a future of fewer titles.
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What to See on Europe’s Opera Stages Next Season
Among our critic’s recommendations are multiple “Ring” cycles, a premiere by Ellen Reid and the soprano Lise Davidsen in Strauss’s…
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A Year Into War, Russian Artists Still Must Navigate a Tricky Path
A production of “War and Peace” in Germany, with a heavily Russian cast and production team, must balance competing demands…
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Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden
Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” which had its long-delayed premiere at Long Beach Opera, showcases her signature quick-shifting eclecticism.
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Jürgen Flimm, Director of Festivals and Opera Houses, Dies at 81
He left his mark in Hamburg, Berlin, Strasburg and elsewhere. He also directed a memorable “Ring” cycle in Bayreuth.
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In Chicago, ‘Opera Can Be Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop Can Be Opera’
The baritone Will Liverman was singing in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” about five years ago when he watched a…
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A Penetrating Cry in the Dark at the Prototype Festival
This year’s iteration marks a joyous return to theaters for the festival, which was canceled last year.