The New York Times – Music:
The orchestra, which was to have celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Kennedy Center, started its nomadic season in Bethesda, Md.
Author: Oussama Zahr
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A Triumphant Baritone in a Dystopian ‘Macbeth’ Opens the Met Opera Season
The New York Times – Music:
Quinn Kelsey commandingly charts each step in Macbeth’s decline in Louisa Proske’s postapocalyptic setting of Verdi’s opera, which opened the Metropolitan Opera’s season.
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At the Kennedy Center, the National Symphony’s Show Goes On
The New York Times – Music:
With ambition that exceeded its grasp, the orchestra performed Puccini’s “Il Trittico” ahead of the center’s expected closure.
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‘Emily — No Prisoner Be’ Review: Kevin Puts Reimagines Dickinson
The New York Times – Music:
Kevin Puts’s song cycle “Emily — No Prisoner Be” was brought to life by Time for Three and Joyce DiDonato in its New York premiere at Carnegie Hall.
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The World’s Reigning Carmen Breaks Down Her Signature Aria
The New York Times – Music:
Aigul Akhmetshina, performing now at the Met, shares her thoughts on what it takes to bring the famous Habanera to life.
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Review: It’s Hard to Breathe in This ‘Walküre’
The New York Times – Music:
The singers did marvelous work at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, where the director Calixto Bieito’s new staging takes place in a hellish dystopia.
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Review: ‘The Hours’ Returns to the Met Opera With Its Stars
The New York Times – Music:
Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato reprised their roles in Kevin Puts’s adaptation of the award-winning novel and film.
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Review: Gustavo Dudamel Saves the Day at the Philharmonic
The New York Times – Music:
Dudamel, the New York Philharmonic’s incoming music and artistic director, stepped in after a guest conductor fell ill.