The New York Times – Music:
After making history as the Metropolitan Opera’s first work by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard’s “Fire” is back — with its showstopping step dance.
Category: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (Opera)
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Jaap van Zweden Bids Farewell, and Other Classical Highlights
The New York Times – Music:
The Philharmonic’s maestro ends his tenure, Igor Levit comes to Carnegie Hall, and the Metropolitan Opera takes a chance on reviving two recent hits.
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North Carolina Radio Station Won’t Ban Met Opera Broadcasts After All
The New York Times – Music:
The station, which had called the Met’s newer operas unsuitable because of their “difficult music” and “adult themes and harsh language,” reversed course.
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The Maestro Wore Blue: Bringing Pizazz to the Pit at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, wears custom-made outfits tailored to each production, challenging conservative norms.
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Review: ‘Champion,’ at the Met Opera, Spars With History
The New York Times – Music:
Terence Blanchard’s jazz-inflected work tells the real-life story of the boxer Emile Griffith, haunted by guilt when an opponent died after a fight.
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Classical Music to See and Hear in Spring 2023
The New York Times – Music:
This spring, Gustavo Dudamel, the Philharmonic’s next music director, conducts the big deal symphony, the Met Opera stages Terence Blanchard’s “Champion”; and in Chicago, Riccardo Muti says farewell.
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Pandemic Woes Lead Met Opera to Tap Endowment and Embrace New Work
The New York Times – Music:
Facing tepid ticket sales, the company will withdraw up to $30 million from its endowment and stage more operas by living composers, which have been outselling the classics.