The New York Times – Music:
The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko is opera’s biggest star. But her career is in disarray because of her ties to Putin, and arts companies around the world are divided on whether to welcome her back.
Category: La Scala Opera House (Milan, Italy)
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A Busy Baritone Gets Ready for a New ‘Rigoletto’
The New York Times – Music:
For Amartuvshin Enkhbat, a Mongolian singer, bringing the role of the cursed court jester to La Scala’s modern production is a personal milestone.
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At La Scala, ‘La Gioconda’ Gets Ready to Travel Through Time
The New York Times – Music:
In a new staging at La Scala, “La Gioconda” will capture the full range of human emotion in a dreamlike Venice, with dashes of Kubrick and Fellini.
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La Scala Woos a Younger Audience
The New York Times – Music:
Like so many cultural institutions, opera houses need to instill passion in the ticket holders of the future.
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Valery Gergiev Faces Removal From Podiums Over Support for Putin
The New York Times – Music:
The Munich Philharmonic and other institutions threatened to cut ties with the Russian conductor unless he denounced the invasion of Ukraine.