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Seriously, though, can Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins really sing opera? It's a curious line of inquiry everyone who has heard her asks. Eventually. -
Metropolitan Opera unveils 2014-'15 season: Verdi and 'Death of Klinghoffer' catch our eyes
The Metropolitan Opera has released its schedule for the 2014-'15 season, and there's something for everyone (we would argue more so than with recent seasons). The two headliners for the next season, which opens September 22 with Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, have to be conductor James Levine and composer Giuseppe Verdi, both of whom will make six "appearances." -
GIFT GUIDE: Top 6 Classical Music Recordings to Buy in 2014
It's too late now to order a classical music CD or DVD for Christmas, but why not take the New Year as a cue to freshen up your musical tastes? -
EXCLUSIVE: Opera on Tap Does Britten, Bizet for "It's Too Darn Hot" @ Freddy's Bar
With temperatures in Gotham closing in on triple digits this week, last Thursday, the New York chapter of Opera on Tap retreated to much cooler climes--apropos, the backroom of Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn. And while their 2013 residency... -
The Other Big Centenary in 2013: Licia Albanese
James Inverne pays tribute to July 2013’s birthday girl, the soon-to-be 100-year-old Licia Albanese... -
Coming to a Cinema Near (Some of) You: Bizet's 'Carmen' on Sydney Harbor
Opera Australia has announced an initial tranche of movie theaters around the world which will broadcast their Carmen on Sydney Harbor. The annual "HANDA Opera" event, on a floating stage this year, showcased Bizet's most (only?) popular...
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