The New York Times – Music:
Sondra Radvanovsky took on one of opera’s most daunting roles as Cherubini’s classic came to the Met for the first time to open the company’s season.
Category: Opera
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The Met Opera Takes on ‘Medea’ in the Shadow of Maria Callas
The New York Times – Music:
The Met’s first production of Cherubini’s work, in the Italian version, opens the season. The soprano Sondra Radvanovsky is aware of the pressure.
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Stalin Once Banned This Opera in Russia, but Audiences Still Enjoy It
The New York Times – Music:
“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” by Dmitri Shostakovich, a tale of love and betrayal once banned in Soviet Russia, is returning to the Metropolitan Opera.
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Charles Castronovo, an American Tenor, Is ‘at Home Everywhere’
The New York Times – Music:
The Metropolitan Opera is just one of the stops in a busy itinerary for Charles Castronovo, a New York-born singer who performs around the world.
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5 Russian Bullets Dashed an Opera Singer’s Dreams. Then He Reclaimed His Voice.
The New York Times – Music:
While on a rescue mission in Ukraine, Sergiy Ivanchuk was shot in the lungs, apparently ending his chance at opera stardom. His recovery is a marvel of medicine, chance and his own spirit.
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Review: In ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ John Adams Goes Conventional
The New York Times – Music:
This composer’s latest stage work, at San Francisco Opera, is his most straightforward, but also his least inspired.
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Three Divas Give Voice to ‘The Hours’ at the Met Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara and Joyce DiDonato discuss their preparations for the staged premiere of Kevin Puts’s work at the Metropolitan Opera.
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Review: Michael Spyres’s Immense Sound Engulfs a Recital Room
The New York Times – Music:
Michael Spyres made an overdue New York recital debut at the Park Avenue Armory, whose intimate space could not contain his voice.