The New York Times – Music:
The Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner’s operas have been performed for 150 years, is inconvenient and unpleasant. Why does it have such a hold on fans?
Category: Opera
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Ted Huffman Takes Over the Aix-en-Provence Festival
The New York Times – Music:
Ted Huffman, an American director with a collaborative and exploratory spirit, has taken over the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France.
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Mignon Dunn, Mezzo Soprano Known for ‘Carmen,’ Dies at 98
The New York Times – Music:
Growing up in Arkansas, she dreamed of singing at the Metropolitan Opera. She did so more than 650 times over 35 years.
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Brian Large, Who Brought Opera Vividly to Life on Film, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Music:
In a directing career that included over 70 Met Opera broadcasts, he said his work was “dictated by the music, by key change, by orchestration, by phrasing.”
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A Baroque Opera Written By a Female Composer Feels Ripped From the Headlines
The New York Times – Music:
The Paris Opera production of “Ercole Amante” (“Hercules in Love”), a rediscovered 1707 work by the female composer Antonia Bembo, leans into contemporary themes of coercion and consent.