Ailyn Pérez & Brian Jagde Deliver ‘Puccini with Passion’ For Time In Kids Benefit Concert

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“If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.” So said former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson once upon a time. The {…}

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Obituary: Remembering Tony Award Nominee And Opera Librettist William M. Hoffman

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Librettist and playwright, William M. Hoffman has passed away. The distinguished writer and professor at Lehman College, who wrote the libretto for John Corigliano’s opera “The Ghosts of Versailles,” died at the age of 78. Hoffman’s libretto for the opera was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera in 1980 but the work itself was not staged at the company until 1991. {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season: 7 Operas That Need To Return To The Repertory

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced its 2017-18 season and with it there are two Met premieres and two notable revivals. “Luisa Miller” will have its first run in over a decade. Rossini’s “Semiramide” will also be performed for the first time since 1993 while Msssenet’s “Cendrillon” bows at the house for the first time ever. With some of these operas {…}

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Everything You Need to Know About the Washington National Opera’s 2017-18 Season

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The Washington National Opera has just announced its 2017-18 season. Aida The company will kick off the year with a new production of Verdi’s “Aida.” Directed by Francesca Zambello, the new production will be co-produced with San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, and Minnesota Opera. The opening performance takes place on Sept. 9 and the run lasts until Sept. 23, a {…}

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Ailyn Pérez & Brian Jagde Deliver ‘Puccini with Passion’ For Time In Kids Benefit Concert

Obituary: Remembering Tony Award Nominee And Opera Librettist William M. Hoffman

Metropolitan Opera 2017-18 Season: 7 Operas That Need To Return To The Repertory

Everything You Need to Know About the Washington National Opera’s 2017-18 Season