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Opera Review (NYC): The Marriage of Figaro at the Metropolitan Opera
A nearly perfect "Figaro," directed by Jonathan Miller at the Met.
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Opera Review (LA): Siegfried at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Part three of the Los Angeles Ring as seen through the imagination of Achim Freyer. Siegfried is the best so far.
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Opera Review (LA): The Elixir of Love by Donizetti at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
The Elixer of Love, even with some substitute singers, charms at the LA Opera.
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Theater Review (Chicago Area): The Light in the Piazza
Perfect for a summer evening, this new production of the Broadway hit shines in Chicago's northern suburbs.
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Theatre Review (LA): Gershwin's Porgy and Bess at the Hollywood Bowl
Porgy and Bess comes to the Hollywood Bowl in a gorgeous concert version.
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Opera Review (London): Lulu at The Royal Opera House
Berg’s Lulu has an eventful career: three husbands, lesbian lover, menagerie of murderous admirers, death by Jack the Ripper...
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Opera Review (LA): La Traviata by Verdi at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
The old warhorse finds a new star in the mesmerizing Marina Poplavskaya.
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Music Review: Vagabond Opera - The Zeitgeist Beckons
Get spifflicated and fried to the hat with the Vagabond Opera.
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Opera Review (London): Il trovatore at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Enrico Caruso once said that all it takes for successful performance of "Il trovatore" is the four greatest singers in the world.
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Opera Review (LA): Die Walküre by Wagner at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion
The second installment of the L.A. Opera's "Ring" stars Placido Domingo, who continues to startle with his endurance and fullness of tone.
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