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Classical music: The Ear catches up with the hectic and fast rising career of the American Metropolitan Opera soprano Susanna Phillips, who closed this past season of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
By Jacob Stockinger It is no secret that the concert fees of performing artists have far outpaced inflation. The days of Madison presenters being able to afford and book superstars, with reasonable ti… more →
The Well-Tempered Ear
3D opera, Shakespeare on Twitter, and donkeys on Google+: How the performing arts got wired
wrote 1 day ago: On Friday, June 21, the longest day of the year, the Royal Shakespeare Company will launch its lates … more →
Armand Tokatyan immortalized in Breakfast at Tiffany's
wrote 1 day ago: By Paul Tocatlian. Breakfast at Tiffany’s was released in 1961. Also known as “Diamants … more →
Ballerina Misty Copeland Becomes First African American to Perform Solo in New York for 20 Years
wrote 6 days ago: The prestigious American Ballet Theatre’s first black soloist in twenty years took the stage last we … more →
Illuminating Irony
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wrote 1 week ago: Re-enacted religiously since that night, Remembering with sensual clarity the first time: Crystal ch … more →
review: San Francisco Opera's "The Tales of Hoffmann," at San Francisco Opera through July 6, 2013
wrote 1 week ago: Mezzo-soprano Angela Brower sparkles as Nicklausse, Hoffmann’s friend, in SF Opera’s “The Tales of … more →
Brandon
wrote 1 week ago: Call him Brandon. He is a Swirlz Cupcakes co-owner, one of my bosses, philanthropist, Metropolitan … more →
Stars of Vaudeville #330: The Ponselle Sisters
wrote 1 week ago: Originally published in 2011 Rosa and Carmella Ponzillo are a couple of the very few performers who … more →
Amazing Sets #2
wrote 2 weeks ago: Wagner’s Ring Cycle; Das Rheingold, Metropolitan Opera – New York City, New York Photo by Ken … more →
Classical music: The Ear catches up with the hectic and fast rising career of the American Metropolitan Opera soprano Susanna Phillips, who closed this past season of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra.
wrote 2 weeks ago: By Jacob Stockinger It is no secret that the concert fees of performing artists have far outpaced in … more →
It's Not Over Until the Converted Lady Sings
wrote 3 weeks ago: MaryAnn McCormick, an internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano, has been hailed in the press as … more →
English or Met?, Looking for an Opera Company, 1903
wrote 3 weeks ago: The Aborn English Opera Company The Grand Opera Company under the management of Abbey & Grau Eng … more →
Giulio Cesare, a Baroque opera at the Movies
wrote 3 weeks ago: Giulio Cesare is the last of the 2012/2013 Live in HD movies. Now one will have to wait until the en … more →
Knocking on the Door, Met Opera, NYC 1903
wrote 3 weeks ago: Turn of the century The Metropolitan Opera House- photo Library of Congress On the morning of June 8 … more →
NYC Trip Diary No. 3
wrote 3 weeks ago: Monday evening Jack got home from school around five, and I persuaded him to visit the Metropolitan … more →
Dialogues to Come
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wrote 1 month ago: Poulenc at La Scala for the premiere of Dialogues des Carmélites I saw Francis Poulenc‘s Dialogues d … more →
Weekly Video #37
wrote 1 month ago: This is Natalie Dessay and Ludovic Tezier singing the duet from Act II of Lucia di Lammermoor. … more →
Rat Pack Rigoletto on PBS Tomorrow
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wrote 1 month ago: Enrico Caruso in The Met’s Rigoletto, 1903, photo by Aimé Dupont This new, Las Vegas-set Met O … more →
Verismo: A Career in Opera
wrote 1 month ago: “Violetta Valéry knows that she will die soon, exhausted by her restless life as a courtesan. … more →
An Arts Marketing Civil War (and the South might just win!)
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wrote 1 month ago: Metropolitan Opera (Lincoln Center), auditorium (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I just got back from a tri … more →
