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The Met reverses policy, will allow Opera News to review productions - Los Angeles Times

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The Met reverses policy, will allow Opera News to review productions Los Angeles Times By Chris Barton Reacting to a mini-firestorm that erupted today with the news that the Metropolitan Opera would no longer allow Opera News to review its performances, the company reversed its decision early this afternoon. "From their postings on the ... Latest Met Aria: Bad Opera News Is No NewsNew York Times After outcry, Opera News will continue to review Met productionsPoynter.org Peter and the pressWashington Post (blog) Baltimore Sun (blog) -Vulture -New Yorker (blog) all 13 news articles »

Royal Opera's "Falstaff": Big knight on a big horse - Reuters

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Royal Opera's "Falstaff": Big knight on a big horse Reuters By Michael Roddy | LONDON (Reuters) - A new production of Verdi's "Falstaff" at the Royal Opera features a big man on a big horse, and it could only flop if the Italian baritone Ambrogio Maestri could not sing the title role, which is manifestly not ... Rupert the Horse Upstages Rotund Baritone in 'Falstaff'BusinessWeek Brassy Falstaff and a Bleak 'Dutchman'New York Times all 24 news articles »

Scottish Opera unveils 50th anniversary season - Stage

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Scottish Opera unveils 50th anniversary season Stage Scottish Opera is to mark its 50th anniversary season with four fully-staged, full-length operas in a programme of 11 productions playing 133 performances in 63 venues. Celebrations begin on June 5, 2012 with a concert performance of Mascagni's ... Scottish Opera reveals details for 50th anniversary seasonstv.tv Scottish Opera to mark 50th yearFife Today Scottish Opera sets out in Gibson's wake for 50th birthdayScotsman all 63 news articles »

Opera Idaho Announces OKLAHOMA! Cast - Broadway World

Opera Idaho Announces OKLAHOMA! Cast Broadway World Opera Idaho announces an all-Boise cast for its July performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma! in Concert. Baritone Jason Detwiler and soprano Jena Carpenter will play the lead roles, Curly and Laurey, in performances July 13 and 15 at 7:00pm ...

Shanghai Troupe Presents Ancient Opera at Asia Society - New York Times

Shanghai Troupe Presents Ancient Opera at Asia Society New York Times The Shanghai Kunqu Opera made its biggest news in New York when it failed to show up. This is the company that was to have presented Chen Shi-Zheng's 19-hour production of “The Peony Pavilion,” the Chinese opera written by Tang Xianzu in 1598, ...

Opera Solutions Welcomes Armando Escalante as Chief Operating Officer - MarketWatch (press release)

Opera Solutions Welcomes Armando Escalante as Chief Operating Officer MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Opera Solutions, LLC, a leading global Big Data predictive analytics company, today announced that Armando Escalante has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. In that role, he will be responsible for ... and more »

Opera and chocolate in Ocean City and other events to enjoy At The Shore Today - Press of Atlantic City

Opera and chocolate in Ocean City and other events to enjoy At The Shore Today Press of Atlantic City How about having those desserts accompanied by the sweet sounds of opera, all in the bayside beauty of the Ocean City Yacht Club? Plus you'll know you're contributing to a good cause by going to tonight's "Opera and Chocolate" festival, sponsored by ... 'Opera and Chocolate' on Wednesday NightPatch.com all 2 news articles »

Summer 2012: Bay Area classical music - San Jose Mercury News

Summer 2012: Bay Area classical music San Jose Mercury News By Richard Scheinin A scene from John Adams' "Nixon in China," coming soon to San Francisco Opera. Photo by Cory Weaver/Lyric Opera of Kansas City, courtesy San Francisco Opera. No respite for the classically inclined: This summer's choosings are vast, ... and more »

Long Beach Opera film screening melds Grateful Dead, Oliver Sacks - Los Angeles Times

Long Beach Opera film screening melds Grateful Dead, Oliver Sacks Los Angeles Times By Chris Barton In a match made in what's surely somebody's idea of musical heaven, the Long Beach Opera will take a sidelong look toward the Grateful Dead with a Sunday screening of Jim Kohlberg's "The Music Never Stopped. Long Beach Opera Screens THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED, 5/27Broadway World all 2 news articles »

Remembering Opera Singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - PBS NewsHour

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Remembering Opera Singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau PBS NewsHour German opera singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who died Friday at age 86, was a master of the Lieder, a form of German song that he helped make popular in the 20th century. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Anne Midgette, a classical music critic for The ... Fischer-Dieskau's was the voice of the centuryPhiladelphia Inquirer Opera's sublime master of technique captured heart of a songThe Age German baritone opera singer Fischer-Dieskau deadSan Jose Mercury News all 257 news articles »

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Gelb shamed: Met backtracks over Opera News ban
In view of the outpouring of reaction from opera fans about the recent decision to discontinue Met performance reviews in Opera News, the Met has decided to reverse this new editorial policy. From their postings on the ...

Peter Gelb Backs Down After One Day: Opera News Will Continue ...
Peter Gelb Backs Down After One Day: Opera News Will Continue Reviewing Met Performances "The Met said an 'outpouring of reaction' from opera fans on the Internet caused it to change course a day after The New York ...

Rodarte At The Opera : style file: daily fashion, party, and model news
Their past projects include the Fra Angelico Collection at LACMA and the solo exhibition States of Matter at MOCA, but Pasadena natives Kate and Laura Mulleavy's latest artistic endeavor is their largest undertaking yet: ...

In the Arts: Metropolitan Opera Clamps Down on Magazine ...
A magazine that is published by Metropolitan Opera Guild, the fundraising arm of the opera company, has announced that, on orders from the guild, it will no longer review the opera company's productions, The New York ...

Susanne Mentzer: Blood and Other Hazards of Opera
While singing he kept signaling with his eyes for me to look at my knees. There I saw my bloody knee soaking my white stockings. Apparently while crawling on the deck (stage floor) I ripped it open on a nail.

Reprieve for one Dutch opera company, slow death for another
Netherlands Touring Opera, the country's oldest and most valued ensemble, has been recommended for continued state subsidy of 3.5 million Euros from 2013. That is outstandingly good news and solid common sense.

High drama at the Metropolitan Opera | THE FREE SPEECH BLOG
In view of the outpouring of reaction from opera fans about the recent decision to discontinue Met performance reviews in Opera News, the Met has decided to reverse this new editorial policy. From their postings on the ...

What was said at last week's Met Opera board meeting
In case anyone's wondering whether Peter Gelb has authorisation for shutting out Opera News from reviewing his productions, here is a reliable leak we have received of what went on at last week's board meeting.

High Drama for Metropolitan Opera and 'Opera News'
Perhaps the world of opera is just too small. Or maybe the Metropolitan Opera is too big. Either way, Met general manager Peter Gelb's sensitivity to criticism and his outsize influence mean he occasionally gets to silence critics, most recently those in Opera News, which said on Monday it would stop reviewing the Met altogether. But unlike other critics against whom Gelb rages, Opera News is ...

Vocal Opera Fans Saved 'Opera News' Met Reviews
The Metropolitan Opera learned on Tuesday that censoring the press, even your in-house press, does not lead to good publicity. 

Met Reverses Itself on Ban of Reviews by Opera News
The Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday said an “outpouring of reaction” from fans caused it to change course.

Opera Solutions Welcomes Armando Escalante as Chief Operating Officer
NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Opera Solutions, LLC, a leading global Big Data predictive analytics company, today announced that Armando Escalante has been appointed Chief Operating Officer.   In ...

Shanghai Troupe Presents Ancient Opera at Asia Society
The Shanghai Kunqu Opera comes to New York with a production based on an age-old folk tale.

Metropolitan Opera Reverses Itself on Review Ban
The Met on Tuesday backed away from its decision to bar reviews of its productions in Opera News, its affiliated magazine and a leading opera publication.

Royal Opera's "Falstaff": Big knight on a big horse
LONDON (Reuters) - A new production of Verdi's "Falstaff" at the Royal Opera features a big man on a big horse, and it could only flop if the Italian baritone Ambrogio Maestri could not sing the title role, which is manifestly not the case. ...

Opera News Will Stop Reviewing Metropolitan Opera
Opera News magazine said it would stop reviewing the Metropolitan Opera, a policy prompted by the Met’s dissatisfaction over negative critiques.

Teenager's opera takes to stage
Not many people can say they have written an opera, and even fewer 17-year-olds can make the claim. But Callum Blackmore has done just that and it opens tonight.

Opera review: ‘Samson et Dalila,’ by the Washington Concert Opera
For an opera about an action hero, Camille Saint-Saens’s “Samson et Dalila” is remarkably action-free: Even the climactic moment when Delilah shears the hero’s hair takes place offstage. It’s open to question whether its stasis makes it better suited to a concert performance than some other operas, or whether it needs a little stage business — costumes, sets — to help liven things up. Read full ...