The New York Times – Music:
Ivo van Hove’s stark production of Mozart’s classic has returned to the Metropolitan Opera with a uniformly excellent cast.
Category: Metropolitan Opera
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Royal Opera: A Verdi Masterwork, Lost in Italian Translation, Returns
The New York Times – Music:
The Royal Opera will revive “Les Vêpres Siciliennes,” a French work experts say has long been overshadowed by an Italian version Verdi did not produce.
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The Met Opera Turns to Saudi Arabia to Help Solve Its Financial Woes
The New York Times – Music:
The Met, which has withdrawn $120 million from its endowment since the pandemic, reached a lucrative deal to perform in Saudi Arabia for three weeks each winter.
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Paul Plishka, Prolific Soloist at the Met, Dies at 83
The New York Times – Music:
Known for his liquid bass tones and flawless diction, he appeared in 88 roles, many of them comic, over 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Anna Netrebko Returns to U.S. Opera Stage After Publicly Supporting Putin
The New York Times – Music:
The Russian singer, shunned over her past support of Vladimir V. Putin, made her first American appearance since 2019 at a gala for Palm Beach Opera.