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Posts published in “Opera”
Review: ‘The Silent Woman,’ an Opera About Putting on an Opera
By Gotham Rex on July 24, 2022
Bard SummerScape unveiled a rare staging of Richard Strauss’s opera, composed amid the Nazis’ rise to power. Source: New York Times
Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Klaus Nomi, Singer With an Otherworldly Persona
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2022
His sound and look influenced everyone from Anohni to Lady Gaga. He also sang backup vocals for David Bowie. Source: New York Times
Lise Davidsen and Nina Stemme Star in ‘Elektra’ at the Met
By Gotham Rex on April 3, 2022
At the Metropolitan Opera, Nina Stemme and Lise Davidsen are a blazing pair as sisters in a revival of Strauss’s work. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Never Missed a Curtain. It Hopes Audiences Rebound.
By Gotham Rex on January 28, 2022
Positive tests at the company are falling as the Met prepares to take a long-planned midwinter break. It hopes cases will be down, and audiences up, when it returns. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Spirits ‘Rigoletto’ to ‘Babylon Berlin’
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
As the Omicron variant looms, Bartlett Sher’s production of Verdi’s classic is set to open on New Year’s Eve. Source: New York Times
Broadway Is Canceling Shows Due to Positive Covid Tests
By Gotham Rex on December 15, 2021
Broadway, where cancellations were once vanishingly rare, has seen a raft of them as positive coronavirus tests among cast and crew members have upended productions. Source: New York Times
The Met Opera Races to Reopen After Months of Pandemic Silence
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2021
The company, which faced steep losses after the pandemic forced it to shut down on March 12, 2020, is working to lure operagoers back to its 3,800-seat theater. Source: New York Times
Alberto Vilar, Arts Patron Convicted of Fraud, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
An opera fan, he used the riches from his investment business to fuel a spending spree at opera companies and other cultural organizations. But many of his pledges went unfulfilled. Source: New York Times
Classical Music Looks Ahead to a Fall in Flux
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
How will performances feel in the midst of pandemic regulations? Will institutions respond in actions, not just words, to calls for racial equity? Source: New York Times
Review: The Met Opera Reunites, With Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2021
After a year and a half, the company’s forces came together for an outdoor performance of the sprawling, ecstatic symphony. Source: New York Times
Theodore Lambrinos, Baritone With a Zest for the Road, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on April 27, 2021
Mr. Lambrinos sang performances at the Metropolitan Opera and was a stalwart of New York Grand Opera. He died of Covid-related pneumonia. Source: New York Times
Lois Kirschenbaum, the Ultimate Opera Superfan, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on April 7, 2021
In New York opera circles, an autograph request from her, the mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade said, was considered “a special type of approval.” Source: New York Times
The Arts Are Coming Back This Summer. Just Step Outside.
By Gotham Rex on March 16, 2021
The return of Shakespeare to Central Park is among the most visible signs that theaters, orchestras and opera companies aim to return to the stage — outdoors. Source: New York Times