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Bizarro Zemlinsky opera needs an ironic touch of the Wilde
The Little Opera Theatre of New York has a curious production titled Zemlinsky’s Zimmer/Zemlinsky’s Room, which opened ...
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Dudamel’s season-closing Mahler bridges Philharmonic’s past and future
Dudamel is leading the Philharmonic’s closing weeks, and the season’s final subscription program was Mahler’s Symphony No. 7, ...
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Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich sonatas at Carnegie
At Carnegie Hall, the month of May is coming to a close with Shostakovich and Evgeny Kissin. The pianist is leading a series ...
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Unsubtle lead a wild card in potential winning hand for Met’s “Queen of Spades”
Arsen Soghomonyan as Hermann and Sonya Yoncheva as Lisa in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades at the Meytropolitan Opera.
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Corinne Winters shines in Met’s closing “Bohème” cast
Also new to the cast, Reyes lit up the stage when singing “Quando me’n vo’. The warmth of Reyes’ voice added immeasurably to ...
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Dudamel kicks off Philharmonic weeks with bracing American music, old and new
Gustavo Dudamel won’t become the New York Philharmonic’s official music director until the start of the 2026-27 season, but ...
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Vocal performances keep Met’s “Lohengrin” aloft in downbeat new staging
Tamara Wilson as Elsa and Piotr Beczała in the title role of Wagner’s Lohengrin. Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera The Metropolitan Opera ended its mid-winter hiatus with the much-anticipated premiere of ...
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A starry cast delivers an imposing, powerful “Don Carlos” in belated Met premiere
Matthew Polenzani in the title role and Etienne Dupuis as Rodrigue in Verdi’s Don Carlos at the Metropolitan Opera. Photo: Ken Howard/Met Opera The Metropolitan Opera returned from its February hiatus ...