Artist of the Week: Joseph Lattanzi

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The week the San Francisco Opera will showcase “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” for the first time in the company’s history. The production will feature a cast that includes Joseph Lattanzi, a baritone making his debut with the San Francisco Opera in the role Paul Jobs for the very first time. Over the past years, Lattanzi has been on the {…}

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The Metropolitan Opera Announces the 2023 Summer HD Festival Schedule

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Credit: Metropolitan Opera The Metropolitan Opera has announced the schedule for its Summer HD Festival. Ten free opera screenings will be projected on the façade of the opera house in Lincoln Center Plaza on Aug. 26-Sept. 4. First up is a special presentation of the film “Moonstruck,” (1987) starring Academy Award-winner Cher, with costars Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, {…}

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Metropolitan Opera to Present 17 Contemporary Works in Next Five Seasons

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present 17 company premieres of contemporary works over the next five seasons. In a recent interview with Peter Gelb and Yannick Nezet-Seguin, the two said that the company was committed to bringing new works to the public and finding the right balance between the classics and the new operas. The article noted that the {…}

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Timothy Jones to World Premiere ‘LOSER: The Wit and Wisdom of Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States of America’

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Baritone Timothy Jones will headline “Politics and Premieres” on Feb. 19, 2023. The showcase, which will take place at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City, will feature the world premiere of Arthur Gottschalk’s “LOSER: The Wit and Wisdom of Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States of America,” Will Healy’s “Mariners,” “Smalls Spaces,” and {…}

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Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

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It’s that time of the year. A time when we can look forward to what’s to come, but also a moment to reflect on all we’ve experienced. And as has become the tradition here at OperaWire, we have asked our writers to select their choices for the opera performances that truly marveled them in 2022. So without further ado, we’ll {…}

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Metropolitan Opera Proceeds with ‘The Hours’ Live in HD in Midst of Cyberattack

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that in the midst of its cyberattack, the company will still showcase “The Hours” in HD. The company said that the Live in HD transmission will take place as scheduled but the Live at Home stream presentation will be impacted due to the Met’s system issues. All purchases for this event will be refunded once {…}

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Fathom Events & Metropolitan Opera Renew Partnership for Live in HD Series

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(Credit: Marty Sohl) Fathom Events and the Metropolitan Opera have renewed The Met: Live in HD series. The renewal will extend a cultural tradition that has delivered scores of performances from the Met’s stage at New York’s Lincoln Center directly to cinema screens nationwide since 2006. The partnership between the Met and the leading event-cinema distributor will be renewed through {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: The Hours

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SPOILER & CONTENT WARNING: There will be a lot of spoilers for the plot details of this opera. There are also references to self-harm and suicide. In 2012, Kevin Puts’s “Silent Night” won the Pulitzer Prize for Music. And following that victory, the opera, which premiered in Minnesota in 2011, seemingly toured all over the country getting performances at Arizona {…}

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Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Joyce DiDonato Headline ‘The Hours’ at the Metropolitan Opera

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The Metropolitan Opera is set to present the world-premiere staging of composer Kevin Puts’s “The Hours.” The opera, which is set to be presented between Nov. 22 and Dec. 15, is adapted from Michael Cunningham’s acclaimed novel. The work will see the return of Renée Fleming, who has not performed with the company since 2017, in the role of Clarissa {…}

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Artist of the Week: Joseph Lattanzi

The Metropolitan Opera Announces the 2023 Summer HD Festival Schedule

Metropolitan Opera to Present 17 Contemporary Works in Next Five Seasons

Timothy Jones to World Premiere ‘LOSER: The Wit and Wisdom of Donald J. Trump 45th President of the United States of America’

Best of 2022: OperaWire’s Staff on the Best Performances of the Year

Metropolitan Opera Proceeds with ‘The Hours’ Live in HD in Midst of Cyberattack

Fathom Events & Metropolitan Opera Renew Partnership for Live in HD Series

Metropolitan Opera 2022-23 Review: The Hours

Renée Fleming, Kelli O’Hara & Joyce DiDonato Headline ‘The Hours’ at the Metropolitan Opera