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MIKE SILVERMAN

MIKE SILVERMAN

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In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work

The Metropolitan Opera is broadening its repertoire this season by performing more recent operas alongside classics like “La Boheme.”

In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work
Arts|Entertainment

‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off

Nearly 10 years after it was first imagined as an opera, “Grounded” is ready to take flight

‘Grounded,’ a new opera about a female fighter pilot turned drone operator, prepares to take off
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Young Russian mezzo bids for breakout stardom in Met's new 'Carmen'

Aigul Akhmetshina says she’s a fighter — and she’s had to be to make it to the Metropolitan Opera, where she leads a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen” opening on New Year’s Eve

Young Russian mezzo bids for breakout stardom in Met's new 'Carmen'
Arts|Entertainment

John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met

Composer John Adams’ work is returning to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time in a decade in a new staging of his Nativity oratorio “El Nino.”

John Adams' Nativity oratorio 'El Nino' gets colorful staging at the Met
Arts

Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly

Opera singer Asmik Grigorian is at the peak of her career, but there’s one major opera venue she hasn’t yet performed at — New York’s Metropolitan Opera

Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian makes belated Metropolitan Opera debut as Madame Butterfly
Arts|Entertainment

Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini's final work

Ever since Giacomo Puccini died in 1924 without finishing his last opera, “Turandot,” audiences have thrilled to its soaring melodies like “Nessun Dorma,” but also perhaps lamented the lack of a proper ending

Washington Opera offers new ending to Puccini's final work
Arts|Entertainment

Golijov's Flamenco-tinged opera about slain Spanish playwright Lorca comes to the Met

The Metropolitan Opera is preparing to stage a Flamenco-infused production of an opera about Spanish author Federico Garcia Lorca

Golijov's Flamenco-tinged opera about slain Spanish playwright Lorca comes to the Met
Celebrity|Entertainment

Bass David Leigh finding that a successful opera career is no 'impossible dream'

When David Leigh sang “The Impossible Dream” at his father’s funeral, the moment was both a testament to his past and a harbinger of his future

Bass David Leigh finding that a successful opera career is no 'impossible dream'
Arts

Mason Bates' Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana

When composer Mason Bates approached Michael Chabon about turning his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” into an opera, he said the writer told him frankly that “opera was not his thing.”

Mason Bates' Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera 'Aida' in a new production

Angel Blue, one of the most admired singers of her generation, is headlining the Metropolitan Opera’s first new production of Verdi’s “Aida” in 36 years

Soprano Angel Blue sings her first Metropolitan Opera 'Aida' in a new production

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