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Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Q & A: Countertenor Nils Wanderer on Discovering His Soul’s Voice & the Evolution of Opera

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(Photo: Guido Werner) Wanderer by name, wanderer by nature, Nils Wanderer is an internationally acclaimed German countertenor, actor and choreographer. He was winner of the 2022 Bundeswettbewerb Gesang and Second Prize Winner of the world’s most prestigious opera competition, Operalia, in the same year. He has been hailed, by Olyrix, for his “beautiful, dark, well developed and amber colored voice {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Present ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’ in HD

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(Credit: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to conclude its Live in HD series with “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” on May 30, 2026. The company will present Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s work in a new production by Deborah Colker. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the opera which will star mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Metropolitan Opera 2025-26 Review: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego

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(Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera) On May 14, the Metropolitan Opera showcased the New York premiere of “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” by Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz. The opera, which had its world premiere in 2022 at the San Diego Opera, has been a staple at many U.S. company’s over the past years including LA, {…}

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The Metropolitan Opera Announces Events Leading Up to the Premiere of Gabriela Lena Frank & Nilo Cruz’s ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’

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(Photo credit: Cory Weaver) The Metropolitan Opera is set to present a celebration of Mexican culture in New York City in support of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s opera, “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego.” Partnerships include restaurants, museums, and even a cemetery. Throughout the month of May, Mexican and Hispanic restaurants across New York City spotlight the {…}

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Isabel Leonard & Carlos Álvarez Lead Metropolitan Opera’s ‘El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego’

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Gabriela Lena Frank’s “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego” with a libretto by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Nilo Cruz. The opera will be directed by Deborah Colker and conducted by Music Director, Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The opera will star Isabel Leonard stars as Kahlo alongside Baritone Carlos Álvarez as Rivera. They will be joined by soprano {…}

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Museum of Modern Art & Met Opera Present ‘Frida and Diego: The Last Dream’

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The Museum of Modern Art will open “Frida and Diego: The Last Dream,” an exhibition of works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera from MoMA’s permanent collection, on March 21, running through September 12, 2026. The exhibition is presented in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera’s premiere of “El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego,” which runs May 14 through June {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera 2025 Review: Semele

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(Photo credit Raftermen Photography) The Atlanta Opera (TAO) closed their 2024-25 mainstage season with Georg Frideric Handel’s 1744 semi-oratorio, or quasi-opera, “Semele.” General Director Tomer Zvulun structured the season around art’s transnational commonplace, the Hero’s Journey. But interestingly, all four works selected also play with genre and they address the nearly unanswerable question, ‘what is opera, anyway?’ They began with {…}

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Lauren Snouffer Lead Atlanta Opera’s Production of ‘Semele’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present a new production of George Frideric Handel’s “Semele.” The production, which opens on June 7, 2025, at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and runs through June 15, 2025 will be directed and produced by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun. Zvulum blends modern mythology and theatrical {…}

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Living Productions & Bold Tendencies Present ‘Modern Nature’ in Honor of Derek Jarman

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(Photo credit: Gilbert McCarragher) “Modern Nature: The Prospect Cottage Diaries” will be presented by Living Productions and Bold Tendencies. Following his HIV diagnosis and the death of his father, artist, and filmmaker Derek Jarman wrote “Modern Nature.” The diary captured his time spent living in Prospect Cottage on the Kent coast. “Modern Nature” explores how he found solace in the {…}