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On Friday, soprano Andriana Chuchman gave a ravishing vocal performance as Violetta, the dying Paris courtesan who sacrifices ...
Compared to 'La Fanciulla del West' (on stage until next Tuesday), the 'Attila' presented last Thursday at the San Carlo, in ...
In 2018, conductor Riccardo Muti declared her “the best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet,” according to the New York Times. Adding insult to injury, the Metropolitan Opera initially ...
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The Canadian musician’s new album, “Dream Requiem,” is interwoven with Lord Byron’s poem “Darkness.” It’s partly inspired by ...
Plachetka, a native of Prague, got his start in a children’s choir when his best friend was just ... "Die Meistersinger" and Falstaff in Verdi’s final opera. Plachetka says he has enjoyed ...
The New York Post reports that Anita Rachvelishvili, a mezzo-soprano once praised as the "best Verdi mezzo-soprano today on the planet," has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera and the ...
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Spring can be the slow time in classical music, that part of the year when the major orchestras and opera companies are winding down — and just before the big, outdoor summer season starts ...