Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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The Metropolitan Opera has announced the next five weeks of its streaming slate which will focus on Baroque to the present, followed by a week of productions conducted by Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a Family Drama Week, and a Stars in Signature Roles week All Nightly Met Opera Streams begin at 7:30pm and remain available via metopera.org for 23 {…}

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The 30 Influential LGBTQIA+ Players In Opera

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Happy Pride! As we continue our pride celebration, we turn to the most influential LGBTQIA+ performers, administrators, directors, and others who have been influential in the opera world in shaping the conversation and boosting visibility. For this list, we honed in on the accomplishments of these individuals and the way they have used their voice to push diversity and education {…}

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Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Shirley Verrett Headline Weeks 11 & 12 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

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For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown theaters around the world, the Metropolitan Opera has announced not one but two weeks of nightly streams in advance. The next few weeks feature a mix of more recent performances with some classic showcases from decades ago. Here’s the rundown. Monday, May 25 – Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust Conducted by James {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: Will Liverman Set to Make History In Cast Starring Kathryn Lewek, David Portillo, Joélle Harvey

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(Credit: Richard Termine / Met Opera) The Met is set to revive Julie Taymor’s “The Magic Flute” on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019. The opera will be headlined by a wide-ranging cast of familiar and new faces. Queens and Kings Kathryn Lewek will reprise her Queen of the Night for the fifth season of her career. To date it is the {…}

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Opera Meets Film: Comparing The Emotional Differences Between Kubrick & Moravec / Campbell’s ‘The Shining’

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“Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will select a section or a film in its entirety, highlighting the impact that utilizing the operatic form or sections from an opera can alter our perception of a film that we are viewing. This week’s installment features the classic “The {…}

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Jodie Devos, John Adams, Met Opera Among Nominees For Gramophone Awards 2019

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The shortlist for the Gramophone Awards 2019 has been announced. For the purposes of this article, we will focus solely on opera or vocal related awards. In the opera category, John Adams’ “Doctor Atomic” with the compose conducting was the first of three selections. Halevy’s “La Reine de Chypre” was the second nomination; this production featured the Orchestre de chambre {…}

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Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

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Opus Klassik and Idagio have announced the nominees of the 2019 Opus Klassik Awards. Here you will find the nominees for categories related to opera. Nominees for Category 1 | Sängerin des Jahres (Singer of the Year – Women) include: Tora Augestad for “Portraying Passion – Works by Weill/Paus/Ives;” Emoke Baráth for “Voglio Cantar;” Cecilia Bartoli for “Antonio Vivaldi;” Maria {…}

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Audrey Luna To Make Mostly Mozart Debut As Queen of the Night

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(Credit: Brian Kuhlmann) Audrey Luna will make her Mostly Mozart Festival debut, stepping in for Christina Poulitsi as the Queen of the Night in “The magic Flute.” Luna will be performing on July 17 and 19. Per a press release, Poulitsi has withdrawn due to illness. Luna is no stranger to New York audiences, having appeared prominently in such Met {…}

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 {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Anna Netrebko, Leontyne Price, Renée Fleming & Jonas Kaufmann Headline Weeks 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

The 30 Influential LGBTQIA+ Players In Opera

Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Anna Netrebko, Renée Fleming, Shirley Verrett Headline Weeks 11 & 12 of Metropolitan Opera Nightly Streams

Metropolitan Opera 2019-20 Preview: Will Liverman Set to Make History In Cast Starring Kathryn Lewek, David Portillo, Joélle Harvey

Opera Meets Film: Comparing The Emotional Differences Between Kubrick & Moravec / Campbell’s ‘The Shining’

Jodie Devos, John Adams, Met Opera Among Nominees For Gramophone Awards 2019

Opus Klassik Announces 2019 Award Nominees

Audrey Luna To Make Mostly Mozart Debut As Queen of the Night

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