Opera – Page 38

The Pains and Privileges of Staging Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’

The New York Times – Music:

Three artists preparing a new production of this classic at the Metropolitan Opera discuss what makes it so difficult yet satisfying.

The New York Times – T Magazine:

How a group of underground queer artists came together to create a new kind of opera.

The New York Times – Sports:

Terence Blanchard’s “Champion,” about the fighter Emile Griffith, is the rare opera to engage with sports. A boxing consultant helped keep it gritty.

The New York Times – Music:

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Metropolitan Opera’s music director, wears custom-made outfits tailored to each production, challenging conservative norms.

The New York Times – Music:

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the company’s music director, is conducting a beloved production of Puccini’s perennial classic for the first time.

The New York Times – T Magazine:

Can you collaborate with your mother, a Pulitzer-winning playwright, and develop your own voice too? Ruby Aiyo Gerber wasn’t too scared to try.

The New York Times – T Magazine:

Symone Harcum was a graduate student when she met the mezzo-soprano, who guided her through a field that has traditionally overlooked Black women.

The New York Times – T Magazine:

The performance artist says that meeting Radvanovsky was like finding a “younger sister.”

The New York Times – Music:

The 27-year-old Xabier Anduaga debuted in the role of Nemorino in a revival of Donizetti’s romantic comedy.