Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: ‘Akhnaten’ To Become Third Philip Glass Opera At Met

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(Credit: Richard Hubert Smith / ENO) When it opens this Friday, “Akhnaten” will be but the third Philip Glass opera to ever open at the Metropolitan Opera. In sum there will be eight performances of the opera, bringing the total of Glass opera performances at the famed house to 34. The first opera by the Academy Award nominated composer to {…}

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Q & A: Bass Zachary James on Auditioning for Philip Glass, ‘Akhnaten’ At the Met & Laying an Egg in ‘The Love for Three Oranges’

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(Credit: Matt Madison-Clark) Be careful around Zachary James. In his role as the cook in Prokofiev’s madcap “Love for Three Oranges” with Opera Philadelphia, he wielded a lethal ladle. If you were a fan of ESPN’s show, “Great Outdoor Games” you may have seen him handling an ax as a lumberjack, promoting the show in a television commercial. The New {…}

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

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Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World has been announced as a new leading international cultural nonprofit organization, promoting unity through artistic excellence, global collaborations, and social justice endeavors. The new movement is set to be used in order to reflect the reality of today’s globalized world and will be used as a mission to connecting nations {…}

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Japan Society To Feature Philip Glass

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The Japan Society, in New York City, is set to showcase Philip Glass in conversation. The society announced that in conjunction with the Metropolitan Opera’s presentation of a new production of “Akhnaten,” the Japan Society will host a conversation with composer Philip Glass. The opera features an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who moved his society toward the worship of a single god {…}

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‘Dialogues Des Carmélites’ Coming To PBS’ Great Performances From The Met In September 2019

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Great Performances from the Metropolitan Opera will present Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 at 12 p.m. EDT. The performance was presented Live in HD on the final day of the Metropolitan Opera’s 2018-19 season and featured Isabel Leonard as Blanche de la Force. Erin Morley, Karita Mattila, Adrianne Pieczonka, and Karen Cargill also star under the {…}

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Martina Arroyo & Teresa Stratas To Be Honored At Metropolitan Opera Guild

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The Metropolitan Opera Guild has announced that the honorees of its “Diamond Jubilee” celebration will be Martina Arroyo and Teresa Stratas. The Guild’s 85th Annual Luncheon, which is set to take place on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 at Cipriani, will showcase Stephanie Blythe and musical tributes by Ailyn Pérez and Matthew Polenzani. Richard J. Miller, Jr., President of the Metropolitan {…}

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The Metropolitan Opera To March In World Pride March

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that it will march in the world pride parade on June 30, 2019 in New York City. The company announced via Instagram that Anthony Roth Costanzo and Stephanie Blythe will march alongside 100 company members in the parade. It will mark the first time the company marches in the pride parade. The New York City {…}

Pride Month, Special Features

Pride Month 2019: 13 Contemporary Composers & Librettists Who Are Out & Proud

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It’s Pride Month, so to celebrate we return to the series we began two years. This time we celebrate some of the great composers and librettists of today who have made a great impact in the opera world and whose works have given a voice to the voiceless. Jake Heggie Heggie is one of the most prolific composers of the {…}

Interviews, Stage Spotlight

Interview: Ailyn Perez On her OPERA NEWS Award & Her Inspiration

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In 2012, Ailyn Perez was regarded as one of the “next wave” of prominent leading sopranos when she was profiled in OPERA NEWS magazine. She was a relative unknown, despite having already obtained a number of high profile assignments in some of the most prominent festivals and companies in the world. It was her first time on the cover story {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: ‘Akhnaten’ To Become Third Philip Glass Opera At Met

Q & A: Bass Zachary James on Auditioning for Philip Glass, ‘Akhnaten’ At the Met & Laying an Egg in ‘The Love for Three Oranges’

Opera for Peace – Leading Young Voices of the World Announced

Japan Society To Feature Philip Glass

‘Dialogues Des Carmélites’ Coming To PBS’ Great Performances From The Met In September 2019

Martina Arroyo & Teresa Stratas To Be Honored At Metropolitan Opera Guild

The Metropolitan Opera To March In World Pride March

Pride Month 2019: 13 Contemporary Composers & Librettists Who Are Out & Proud

Interview: Ailyn Perez On her OPERA NEWS Award & Her Inspiration