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Artist of the Week, News, Special Features

Artist of the Week: Lawrence Brownlee

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(Credit: Karen Almond / Met Opera) On May 19, the Metropolitan Opera will premiere a new production of Mozart’s popular singspiel “Die Zauberflöte,” the first new staging of the famed opera at the company since 2004. It will feature an exciting cast of artists, including Lawrence Brownlee who returns to the Met for the first time since 2015. Brownlee will {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

Staatstheater Kassel 2022-23 Review: Die Zauberflöte

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Photo: Isabel Machado Rios A new production of “Die Zauberflöte” at Staatstheater Kassel raised many eyebrows long before its recent premiere on 25 February 2023. Its advanced billing described it as “participative music theatre based on the opera of the same name,” which “opens the question of interpretation to democratic vote,” so fans of Mozart’s final masterpiece were on notice {…}

News

WQXR New York Announces New Podcast Series “Every Voice with Terrance McKnight”

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Terrance McKnight, commentator, curator, writer, author, pianist, and the weekday evening host of New York’s classical station WQXR will present a new podcast series,  “Every Voice with Terrance McKnight.” The series will feature 16 episodes and debut on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The series highlights voices, histories, and marginalized communities that have been left out of Western classical music. In the first four {…}

News

⁦Rolando Villazón Extends Contract with Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation

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⁦Rolando Villazón has extended his contract as artistic director of the Salzburg Mozarteum Foundation for five more years. In a statement, the festival said that tenor will continue in his position until 2028. The festival said, “Villazón has been responsible for running the Mozart Week Festival since 2019, taking over as overall artistic director of the International Mozarteum Foundation in {…}

News

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Drops Out of the HD Performance of “Don Carlos”

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced that Yannick Nézet-Séguin has dropped out of the HD performance of “Don Carlos.” The company noted that conductor Patrick Furrer will lead the performance. Furrer recently conducted the performances of “Don Carlos” on March 18 and 22 and made his Met debut earlier this season in 2021 in the holiday production of “The Magic Flute.” {…}

News

Obituary: Legendary Soprano Edita Gruberová Dies at 74

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(Credit: Courtesy of the Bayerische Staatsoper) Slovak-born coloratura soprano Edita Gruberová has died at the age of 74 on Oct. 18, 2021, in Zurich. According to Hilbert Artists Management, the soprano died of an accidental head injury. Born in Rača, Bratislava on Dec. 23, 1946, Gruberová began her musical studies at the Bratislava Conservatory and studied under Mária Medvecká. She {…}

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Lincoln Center Announces Passport to the Arts

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has announced the Passport to the Arts Fall 2021 season. The pass will provide access to classes, performances, and custom-designed experiences for children, teens, and adults with disabilities and their families. Programs will include in-person viewings of “Cinderella” and “The Magic Flute” at the Metropolitan Opera as well as behind-the-scenes clips from Lerner & {…}