Tag: metropolitan opera
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Why the Same Few Operas Seem to Be Staged Over and Over
There are many reasons why certain operas stay popular year after year, irrespective of the director or casting choices: It often boils down to the right combination of compelling stories, relatable characters and great melodies.
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Metropolitan Opera Drops ‘Blackface’ Makeup in ‘Otello’
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August 7, 2015 The Metropolitan Opera made news with its decision not to put darkening makeup on the face of the tenor singing the lead role in Otello, its 2015 opening-night production. Numerous newspaper articles followed. But largely absent from the discussion were the people with arguably the closest perspective on the issue: singers of…
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity in American Orchestras
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This edition of WQXR’s Conducting Business explores the complex question of how to build ethnic and racial diversity in American orchestras.
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The Highs and Lows of 2014 in Classical Music
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In this edition of WQXR’s Conducting Business podcast, three top music critics looked back at the year 2014 in classical music. Joining host Naomi Lewin were Anne Midgette, the classical music critic of the Washington Post; David Patrick Stearns, classical music critic of the Philadelphia Inquirer and for WQXR’s Operavore blog; and Zachary Woolfe, now classical music editor of the New…
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Threatened Lockout at the Metropolitan Opera: What Was at Stake
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The labor dispute that shook the Metropolitan Opera in 2014 was not the first of its kind. The company has had an on-and-off history of standoffs and strikes.