The New York Times – Music:
Attendance lagged in the comeback season, as the challenges posed by the coronavirus persisted. Presenters hope it was just a blip.
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Review: A Ukrainian Orchestra Speaks With Quiet Intensity
The New York Times – Music:
The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, convened just a month ago, shows its defiance with sophistication, craft, rigor and subtlety.
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An Orchestra Supports Ukraine, and Reunites a Couple Parted by War
The New York Times – Music:
“I don’t have a gun, but I have my cello,” a musician says as he joins the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which is made up of refugees who fled the war and artists who stayed behind.
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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.”
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At the Met This Season, Opera Was Icing on the Cake
The New York Times – Music:
Amid a labor battle, the continuing pandemic and war in Ukraine, it often felt as though the real drama was in simply putting on a show.
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Dropping Anna Netrebko, the Met Turns to a Ukrainian Diva
The New York Times – Music:
The Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, replacing one of Russia’s biggest stars in “Turandot,” is using her platform to defend her country.
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Calling for Peace, Ukrainian Musicians Unite for a World Tour
The New York Times – Music:
The newly formed Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will perform in Europe and the United States this summer, using music to oppose the Russian invasion.
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Simon Stone Stages ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’ at the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
A new production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor,” directed by Simon Stone, sets the classic work in a fading postindustrial town.
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Anna Netrebko Seeks Distance From Putin After Losing Work
The New York Times – Music:
The superstar soprano, whose past support of the Russian president cost her many engagements after the invasion of Ukraine, said in a statement that she was not “allied with any leader of Russia.”