- 11/21/12 /
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Hear Carmen Played on Everyday Objects
It's like the theme song to Home Improvement. Just ... opera!
Opera
- 5/22/12 /
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Justin Davidson on Peter Gelb’s Operatic Tyranny
"Gelb has only his own judgment to fall back on, and nobody to tell him when it’s flawed."
- 12/2/11 /
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Listen to an Opera About Super Mario Bros.
Jon and Al Kaplan turn the lowest-brow tenant of pop culture into a highbrow pursuit.
- 2/18/11 /
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Watch a Few Highlights From Anna Nicole, the Opera
"Jimmy Choooos!"
- 9/29/10 /
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Last Night at the Opera: Technology Fail
The set for the Met's "Ring" Cycle misbehaves.
- 6/14/10 /
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Alan Moore Quits Damon Albarn Opera
Boo.
- 4/16/10 /
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What Disaster Will Befall Terry Gilliam’s Upcoming Opera?
We hope the English National Opera has fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, and asteroid insurance.
- 3/27/10 /
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The Met Gets a $30 Million Gift
Unfortunately, this might not keep the fat lady from singing.
- 3/5/10 /
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Gordon Gietz on His Metropolitan Opera Debut As a Lifesize Nose
The tenor talks about his unorthodox Metropolitan Opera debut.
- 12/16/09 /
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Tune in Tonight to Judge Luc Bondy’s Tosca for Yourself
So far only those who saw 'Tosca' live got to be outraged — or to be outraged at the outrage.
- 9/25/09 /
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Zeffirelli Puts Bondy on Blast, Again
"He's a very bad director for my money. He should not be allowed to touch these masterpieces."
- 9/23/09 /
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Davidson on Bondy’s Tosca
"I hope the Met's Peter Gelb is already trying to figure out how soon he can scrap this staging."
- 9/23/09 /
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Tosca Beef Heats Up
Luc Bondy: "I'm a third-rate director, and he is a second assistant of Visconti."
- 9/22/09 /
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The Met’s Tosca Booed on Opening Night
“The production made no sense!”
- 7/13/09 /
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Rufus Wainwright’s Opera Was Totally Worth a Try, Say Critics
How are the reviews for 'Prima Donna'? Mixed!
- 7/13/09 /
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Is Met Opera GM Peter Gelb Spending When He Should Be Cutting?
Yes, claim his critics.
- 4/24/09 /
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The Metropolitan Opera Is Staying in the Air-conditioning This Summer
Or at least, the orchestra and chorus will.
- 4/1/09 /
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Davidson on New York City Opera’s Pivotal, Newly Announced Season
This short-order season is a taut demonstration of what's made this company so indispensable.
- 2/13/09 /
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Gotham Chamber Opera Sets a Sexy Example for the City’s Scene
Artistic director Neal Goren is, improbably, walking on sunshine.
- 12/23/08 /
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Has New York City Opera Found Its New Director?
A former executive director of NYCO says the embattled company will appoint George Steel, the former director of Columbia University's Miller Theater, to the position.
- 11/21/08 /
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Is New York City Opera Headed for Bankruptcy?
A former high-ranking staff member says declaring bankruptcy is 'a real possibility and perhaps a good option.'
- 11/7/08 /
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Breaking: Mortier Backs Out of City Opera
The controversy-loving impresario, who was to have taken over next September, has backed out, leaving the company’s future in a haze and its planning in disarray.
- 10/15/08 /
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The Met Goes Viral
The Metropolitan Opera is launching its own video-on-demand service.
- 9/23/08 /
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Renée Fleming Hiccups at Met Opener
How could she play a long scene opposite Thomas Hampson almost as if he weren’t there?
- 8/12/08 /
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Currently in Line: Angry Old People and Funny Young People
Clearly these Met subscribers have never attempted to purchase an iPhone.