The New York Times – Music:
The company announced that its next season would include a slate of five full-length operas at houses around the Washington area.
Category: Madama Butterfly (Opera)
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Review: Asmik Grigorian's Met Opera Debut in ‘Butterfly’
The New York Times – Music:
Asmik Grigorian, a star singer abroad, made her Metropolitan Opera debut by lending lyricism, complexity and spontaneity to a classic role.
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Puccini’s ‘Butterfly’ and ‘Turandot’: More Than Appropriation
The New York Times – Music:
The history and curiosity behind these operas, both set in Asia, complicate often simplistic criticisms of borrowing and stereotyping.
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The American Tenor Jonathan Tetelman, a Puccini Specialist, Arrives at the Met
The New York Times – Music:
Jonathan Tetelman will sing in “La Rondine” and “Madama Butterfly” in New York. He trained as a baritone and worked as a D.J. before finding his “authentic voice” as a tenor.
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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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Renata Scotto Spun an Actor’s Insight Into Vocal Gold
The New York Times – Music:
The Italian soprano’s dramatic acumen and hard-to-characterize voice brought a range of classic opera heroines vividly and emotionally to life.
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Reimagining ‘Madame Butterfly,’ With Asian Creators at the Helm
The New York Times – Music:
As opera houses rework Puccini’s classic, criticized for stereotypes about women and Japanese culture, artists of Asian descent are playing a central role.
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Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees.
The New York Times – Music:
The company’s revival of “Eugene Onegin” gives the lie to the Russian president’s claim that his country’s composers are suffering in the West.