Criticism on Fridays: Catching Up With Opera Today

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Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. After going from constantly looking for updates on the pandemic to seamless freedom of attending events, we could easily miss that October is already here. October means the summer is {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

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“You gotta disturb the earth to make it grow.” Uttered by Charles Blow’s uncle Paul in Act one of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” that line means so much in the context of this work, our world, and on Sept. 27, 2021, the opening of the Met Opera’s 2021-22 season. First up, this was a historic night. Terence Blanchard {…}

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Will Liverman & Angel Blue Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Historic ‘Fire Shut up in my Bones’

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(Credit: Ken Howard / Met Opera) The Metropolitan Opera is set to open its 2021-22 season with the company premiere of “Fire Shut up in my Bones.” The production marks the first time the Met presents an opera written by a black composer; the work will be co-directed by James Robinson and Camille A. Brown. The opera was first performed {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Names New Radio Host

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(Credit: Kevin Monko) The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Debra Lew Harder will be the new host of its radio broadcasts. Lew Harder will become the fifth person to serve in this capacity, following the legendary voices of Milton Cross (1931–1975), Peter Allen (1975-2004), Margaret Juntwait (2004–2015), and Mary Jo Heath (2016–2021). Lew Harder comes to the Met from WRTI, {…}

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Will Liverman to Perform at Park Avenue Armory

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On Oct. 10 and 11, Will Liverman is set to perform at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. The baritone will give solo recitals alongside pianist Myra Huang and will spotlight the works of Black composers and writers, in addition to works from the traditional classical music canon including three Strauss pieces, “Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten,” {…}

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Metropolitan Opera & Santa Fe Opera Headline Guggenheim’s Fall Works & Process Lineup

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New York’s Guggenheim has announced the fall schedule for its Works & Process series. The programs will be 60 minutes long, ticketed at full capacity, and will require everyone to be fully vaccinated. All individuals will be required to wear a face mask at all times. For children under the age of 12, for whom there is currently no available {…}

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Opera Memphis & Stax Music Academy’s 12-Year-Old Caleb Thompson Contracted at the Metropolitan Opera

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(Credit: Ticanda Thompson) 12-year-old, Caleb Thompson will understudy the role of “Char’es Baby” in Terence Blanchard’s “Fire Shut Up in my Bones” at the Metropolitan Opera during the 2021-22 season. Thompson is a voice student at Stax Academy in Memphis, Tennessee. Here, he has also been a part of an opera class that started after the cancelation of Opera Memphis’s {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces New Conductors for 2021-22 Season

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced several new additions to its conducting roster for the 2021-22 season. Kazem Abdullah will return to the Met on the Oct. 8 performance of Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons’ “Fire Shut up in My Bones,” while Patrick Furrer will make his Met debut during the March 18 performance of Verdi’s “Don Carlos.” Abdullah made his {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Announces Summer Encores & Confirms 2021-22 HD Performances

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its Summer Encore Live in HD series. The Summer Encore titles in the United States will be Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess,” Bizet’s “Carmen,” and Puccini’s “Tosca.” “Porgy and Bess” will be showcased on July 14 starring Angel Blue and Eric Owens while “Carmen” will be in movie theaters on Juky 28 starring Elīna Garanča and {…}

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Criticism on Fridays: Catching Up With Opera Today

Metropolitan Opera 2021-22 Review: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

Will Liverman & Angel Blue Lead Metropolitan Opera’s Historic ‘Fire Shut up in my Bones’

Metropolitan Opera Names New Radio Host

Will Liverman to Perform at Park Avenue Armory

Metropolitan Opera & Santa Fe Opera Headline Guggenheim’s Fall Works & Process Lineup

Opera Memphis & Stax Music Academy’s 12-Year-Old Caleb Thompson Contracted at the Metropolitan Opera

Metropolitan Opera Announces New Conductors for 2021-22 Season

Metropolitan Opera Announces Summer Encores & Confirms 2021-22 HD Performances