The New York Times – Music:
Once used to frequent rejection letters, Blue has become a regular on major stages and is singing the title role in “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera.
Category: Blue, Angel
-
Review: Jonathan Tetelman Arrives at the Met in ‘La Rondine’
The New York Times – Music:
The tenor sang the role of Ruggero in a revival of Puccini’s opera that was performed with such restraint, it verged on overly careful.
-
The Metropolitan Opera Moves Bizet’s ‘Carmen’ to America
The New York Times – Music:
Starring a magnetic Aigul Akhmetshina, Carrie Cracknell’s lethargic staging updates Bizet’s opera to present-day America.
-
Murder Most Unromantic in a New ‘Carmen’ at the Metropolitan Opera
The New York Times – Music:
The British director Carrie Cracknell’s production, opening on New Year’s Eve, resists the idea that the opera’s climactic scene is a crime of passion.
-
‘Norma’ and ‘La Traviata’ Return to the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Sonya Yoncheva doesn’t fill out the long lines of “Norma” at the Met, while Angel Blue is a warm, sincere Violetta in “La Traviata.”
-
Soprano Withdraws From Opera, Citing ‘Blackface’ in Netrebko’s ‘Aida’
The New York Times – Music:
The American soprano Angel Blue said she would not appear at the Arena di Verona after the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and other performers wore dark makeup in its production of “Aida.”
-
Carnegie Hall Will Host Concert in Support of Ukraine
The New York Times – Music:
The benefit, on May 23, is a way to “play a part in helping those who are suffering and under attack,” the hall’s executive and artistic director said.
-
Review: Two Years Later, a Beethoven Cycle Reaches Its Finale
The New York Times – Music:
Delayed by the pandemic in 2020, then again in January, the Philadelphia Orchestra brought a long-awaited Ninth Symphony to Carnegie Hall.