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CD Review: Renée Fleming’s ‘Broadway’

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I’ve been listening to Renée Fleming and thinking about the recently deceased Montserrat Caballé.  To my ears, Fleming is the only active soprano whose voice can match the ravishing beauty of the Spanish diva’s. Neither singer is beyond criticism, but if voices were tactile, these are the kinds that would be behind thick glass in museums. Fleming, though, is unique {…}

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Palm Beach Announces Opera Center Stage

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Palm Beach Opera has announced Opera Center Stage, a new multi-platform initiative. The new platform is aimed at connecting audiences to opera through a conversation-style podcast and a blog. It will first launch with its hub of content at operacenterstage.org and will offer fresh perspectives on opera with easy-to-read articles. The platform will then unveil a corresponding podcast, hosted by the company’s marketing {…}

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Carnegie Hall 2018-19 Review: Paul Appleby and “Songs of Imagined Love”

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On Friday, October 26, tenor Paul Appleby was joined by pianist Natalia Katyukova for an evening of lieder and songs from Benjamin Britten, George Frederic Handel, Franz Schubert, and more. This night also saw the world premiere of “Songs of Imagined Love,” a new cycle from composer Hannah Lash, which drew inspiration from the works of Schubert. While most of {…}

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San Francisco Opera Launches ‘Earn Your Wings’ Campaign To Help Homeless

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The San Francisco Opera is teaming up with the Compass Family Services and Community Housing Partnership for the “Earn Your Wings” campaign. Both Compass Family Services and Community Housing Partnership help the homeless in San Francisco find stable housing and find economic self-sufficiency. The campaign is inspired by the company’s upcoming “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and during National Hunger and {…}

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Wexford Festival Opera 2018 Review: Bernstein à La Carte

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One of the many events that makes Wexford Festival Opera such a unique experience is the afternoon presentations of “Opera Shorts.” Normally, these are piano reductions of well-known operas, but recently they have started to broaden their scope. Last year’s festival successfully premiered a new opera, “The Dubliners” by Andrew Synnott, based on two of the short stories from James Joyce’s {…}

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Lithuanian National Opera 2018–19 Review: Il Barbiere di Siviglia

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It seems like Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre are finally ready for changes. This September, the Artistic Director position was taken by Sesto Quatrini, the Italian conductor who once said he had general ambitions to change the approach to opera in Italy. Interestingly, in Lithuania he faces far more serious and specific changes that need to be done. Maestro Quatrini’s plans sound {…}