The New York Times – Music:
“Let’s do a Rossini comedy that doesn’t exist yet,” the head of the Glimmerglass Festival said. Coming soon: Ken Ludwig’s “Tenor Overboard.”
Category: Opera
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Soprano Withdraws From Opera, Citing ‘Blackface’ in Netrebko’s ‘Aida’
The New York Times – Music:
The American soprano Angel Blue said she would not appear at the Arena di Verona after the Russian soprano Anna Netrebko and other performers wore dark makeup in its production of “Aida.”
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At This Summer’s Aix Festival, the Only Laughter Is Bitter
The New York Times – Music:
With two grim premieres among the offerings, Monteverdi’s sharp “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” was the highlight of a week of opera.
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At the Opera, Humans Bear Witness to Atrocity, or Ignore It
The New York Times – Music:
Whether in works by Mahler, Mozart or Rossini, directors at the Aix-en-Provence Festival in France evoke mass death and refugee crises.
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Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Music:
He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft.
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Tobias Kratzer Is Leading Opera’s Next Generation of Directors
The New York Times – Music:
With concurrent productions in France that are fresh yet faithful, Kratzer is “renewing opera, but renewing it intelligently,” says one colleague.
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‘Country House Operas’ Offer a Glimpse of Opera’s Future
The New York Times – Music:
Steeped in romantic history, smaller “country house operas” such as Grange Park Opera, west of London, offer a leisurely pace and less overhead.
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How Opera Houses Are Putting Puccini Into Contemporary Context
The New York Times – Music:
Opera houses in London and Boston have taken a critical look at “Madama Butterfly” to correct its clichés, caricatures and anachronisms.
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Ermonela Jaho, an Albanian Soprano, ‘Can Sing Your Music’
The New York Times – Music:
The Albanian soprano has won over audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Her latest role is Nedda in Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” at the Royal Opera.