The New York Times – Music:
Category: Opera
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The Soprano Rainelle Krause's Death is a Loss of More Than Just a Role
The New York Times – Music:
The coloratura soprano Rainelle Krause, who died in March, was one of the most sought after performers of Queen of the Night in ‘The Magic Flute.’
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Review: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Reunited in Opera
The New York Times – Music:
“El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s fantasy about two titans of Mexican art, arrives at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Washington Opera Builds Its New Chapter After the Kennedy Center
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.
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Replacing a Royal Hand-Me-Down That Finally Frayed
The New York Times – Music:
Three years after King Charles III was crowned, the Royal Opera House in London hung plush new stage curtains bearing the monarch’s insignia — but only after the old ones gave up the ghost.
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Manuela Hoelterhoff, Pulitzer-Winning Arts Critic, Dies at 77
The New York Times – Music:
She won the top journalism honor for criticism while with The Wall Street Journal. She later wrote a wry, perceptive book about the backstage world of opera.
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He Left the Berlin Philharmonic to Find His Voice. He Found a World Stage.
The New York Times – Music:
The viola player Brett Dean took a risk that paid off when he left the orchestra to become a full-time composer.
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At the Kennedy Center, the National Symphony’s Show Goes On
The New York Times – Music:
With ambition that exceeded its grasp, the orchestra performed Puccini’s “Il Trittico” ahead of the center’s expected closure.
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Asmik Grigorian on Performing the Opera ‘Eugene Onegin’
The New York Times – Music:
The soprano Asmik Grigorian is starring as Tatiana, one of her signature roles, in Tchaikovsky’s classic at the Metropolitan Opera.