The New York Times – Music:
At New York’s performing arts venues, herding audiences is a melodic mission.
Category: Opera
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Paris Opera’s Youth Orchestra Program Starts With Young Talent
The New York Times – Music:
A youth orchestra program for musicians as young as 8 is part of Paris Opera’s effort to widen access to the art form and secure its future.
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Paris Opera Debuts ‘Satyagraha’ by Philip Glass, Directed by Dancers
The New York Times – Music:
The choreographers Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber will put their own spin on “Satyagraha” by Philip Glass for its Paris Opera premiere.
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Maxime Pascal to Conduct Stockhausen’s ‘Montag aus Licht’ in Paris
The New York Times – Music:
For one night only at the Philharmonie de Paris, Maxime Pascale will conduct “Montag aus Licht,” part of his bid to stage a septology long deemed unperformable.
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In This Rarely Seen Tchaikovsky Opera, Joan of Arc Speaks for Herself
The New York Times – Music:
The composer had grand hopes that “The Maid of Orleans,” with its battle scenes, rousing choruses and fiery finale, would be the making of him. It didn’t work out that way.
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Huang Ruo’s ‘The Monkey King’: A Shape-Shifting Hero for a Third Culture Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Huang Ruo’s “The Monkey King” at San Francisco Opera transforms a classic Chinese tale into a reflection on identity, enlightenment and the creativity sparked when cultures entwine.
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Review: Hildegard of Bingen’s Extraordinary Life, on Operatic Scale
The New York Times – Music:
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s gorgeously mesmerizing first opera has both focus and a thematically expansive view of a moment in medieval history.
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Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ Is Operatic. But Is It Opera?
The New York Times – Music:
This Spanish pop star’s new album is being advertised as symphonic and operatic. Its music borrows from both, without committing to either.
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The American James Gaffigan Comes Home to Lead the Houston Grand Opera
The New York Times – Music:
After more than a decade in Europe, James Gaffigan is returning to the United States to take over one of the nation’s highest-profile opera houses.