Opera
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News
Jürgen Flimm, Director of Festivals and Opera Houses, Dies at 81
He left his mark in Hamburg, Berlin, Strasburg and elsewhere. He also directed a memorable “Ring” cycle in Bayreuth.
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Arts
In Chicago, ‘Opera Can Be Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop Can Be Opera’
The baritone Will Liverman was singing in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville” about five years ago when he watched a…
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Arts
A Penetrating Cry in the Dark at the Prototype Festival
This year’s iteration marks a joyous return to theaters for the festival, which was canceled last year.
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Arts
Prototype, an Essential New York Opera Festival, Turns 10
“There are all these unbelievable artists who are creating work that’s really hard to define,” Beth Morrison, a music theater…
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Arts
America Needs Its Own Comic Opera Company
There is no house in the United States dedicated to presenting works from a prominent corner of homegrown music theater…
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Arts
Review: ‘The Magic Flute’ Directs Its Whimsy Toward the Younger Set
Julie Taymor’s version of Mozart’s opera, a fairy tale of puppets and plexiglass, achieves its finest form in the Met’s…
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Arts
A Cyberattack Shuts the Met Opera’s Box Office, but the Show Goes On
After hackers knocked out the ticket-selling system of the Met, the largest performing arts organization in the United States, the…
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World
An Opera Company’s Precarious Future Has Some Worried About a Ripple Effect
For a month now, politicians, newspapers and classical music stars have been arguing over the future of English National Opera.…
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Arts
Met Opera, Reeling From Cyberattack, Will Sell Tickets on New Site
The company’s computer systems have been down for more than three days. It will now use a Lincoln Center website…
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Arts
Best Classical Music Performances of 2022
The concert world, seemingly back to normal, saw Ukrainian musicians banding together, a new “Ring” at Bayreuth, and the opening…