The work, commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago, is based on a novel about terrorists, written by Ann Patchett. Read entire story.
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Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Does the art excuse the politics?
As the classical world marks Elizabeth Schwarzkopf’s centenary this week, it’s worth remembering the soprano’s glorious music, as well as the Nazi affiliationsIt is 44 years now since the German soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf last stepped off the operatic stage after a performance of Der Rosenkavalier in Brussels. And it is 36 years … Read entire story.
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Review: Tara Erraught, Out of the Frying Pan and Into a Tranquil Recital
At Weill Recital Hall, in a set that also inclued Delius and Roger Quilter, the mezzo-soprano displayed the grace that has made her increasingly prominent. Read entire story.
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Lyric Opera Seeks to Reassure Patrons Over a Work that Mirrors the Terror Out There
The opera, which opens Monday in Chicago, begins with a resonant scene in the wake of the Paris attacks: a performance interrupted by gun-toting terrorists. Read entire story.
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Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci review – ravishing sounds and detailed naturalism
Royal Opera House, LondonIn Damiano Michieletto’s new production of this famous double bill, the stories are presented straightforwardly and the tragedies perfectly defined. Among the singers, soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek is a standoutIt’s been more than a quarter of a century since the most famous double bill in … Read entire story.
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