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Do we still need opera? | DW | 07.10.2022 Operas tell stories in a special yet not always accessible way. They also often come off as elitist. Has opera had its day? An exhibition looks into the art form's constant reinvention.

A great American composer has died.

Carlisle Floyd, a founding father of American opera, has died at age 95 Known primarily for his southern-flavored operas, Floyd helped create an American opera vernacular. His 1955 hit Susannah won the New York Music Critics Circle Award and helped launch his career.

The more I hear good countertenors, the more I love good countertenors. And Jakub is a REALLY GOOD countertenor!

Jakub Józef Orliński – Handel: Agrippina, Act 1: "Lusinghiera mia speranza" (with Il Pomo d'Oro) Countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński portrays a smitten Ottone in Handel's Agrippina, with Il Pomo d'Oro and their chief conductor Maxim Emelyanychev. Discover ...

Obituary: Metropolitan Opera Staff Conductor Joel Revzen Dies of COVID-19-Related Causes - Opera Wire Maestro Joel Revzen has died at the age of 74 due to causes related to COVID-19. Revzen began his studies at the Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University where he studied conducting, piano, accompanying, and ear training. From there he went to Juilliard to study conducting and received both h...

Hometown Heroes: With shows canceled because of coronavirus, opera singer delivers daily driveway performances for her Lower Macungie neighbors Her last week of shows canceled at the Sarasota Opera due to coronavirus, opera singer Kathryn Domyan decided to keep her vocal chords warm by bringing music to her neighbors in Lower Macungie every evening, from a social distance.

In light of the circumstances involving the coronavirus and in consultation with the Office of the Mayor of New York City, we regret to inform our audience that all Met performances have been canceled through March 31, including tonight’s planned performance of La Cenerentola. This Saturday’s Live in HD cinema presentation of Der Fliegende Holländer has also been canceled. Thank you for your understanding.

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RIP Mirella Freni

Mirella Freni, Matchless Italian Prima Donna, Dies at 84 Ms. Freni was acclaimed for her exquisite singing in lighter lyric roles. In midcareer she also dared to explore weightier ones.

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Opera For Newbies: Busting Myths And Belting High Notes A listener's guide for the opera-curious includes a little history, a little trash-talk and some gorgeous singing.

San Francisco Opera Names Its First Female Music Director The San Francisco Opera has named conductor Eun Sun Kim its new music director, ushering the first woman in to the job in the company's history.

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Jessye Norman, the international opera star, dead at 74 NEW YORK (AP) — Jessye Norman, the renowned international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards and the National Medal of Arts, has died, according to family spokesperson Gwendolyn Quinn. She was 74. A statement released to The Associated Press on Monday said Norman ...

Pauline Viardot: the radical soprano who made Charles Dickens weep In the opening night of the 1862 opera season, Charles Dickens made a special trip to Paris to hear the soprano Pauline Viardot sing the title role in Berlioz’s revival of Gluck’s Orphée.

Commentary: How two top directors are teaching Europe the L.A. School of Opera At the Bayreuth and Salzburg festivals, Yuval Sharon and Peter Sellars present socially and politically provocative productions of “Lohengrin” and “Idomeneo.”