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Opera Review: The Treasure Hunters

Manhattan School of Music unearths Die Zigeunerbaron. by Paul J. Pelkonen True love wins the day in the last scene if Die Zigeunerbaron.Photo courtesy Manhattan School of Music.... Read more

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Met Opera Round Up: Singing the Broadcast Blues (Part Two): ‘Nabucco,’ ‘La...

Set for Verdi’s Nabucco at the Met (Photo: Marty Sohl / Met Opera)Now, Where Were We?Mozart’s The Abduction from the Seraglio and Verdi’s Nabucco. Read more

The 09 April 2017 by Josmar16
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Gods, Devils, Sinners and Saints — Visions of Heaven and Hell in the Movies (Par...

Daniel Webster (Edward Arnold) bargains with Mr. Scratch (Walter Huston) in William Dieterle’s The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)The Wages of SinSelling one’s... Read more

The 16 April 2017 by Josmar16
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Opera Review: Ding, Dong, Ditch

New York City Opera dredges up La Campana Sommersa. by Paul J. Pelkonen Ring-a-ding-ding. The titular La Campana sommersa (left) with L'Ondino (Michael Chiodi,... Read more

The 03 April 2017 by Superconductor
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‘When the Legend Becomes Fact’ — Hollywood and the Historical Film (Part...

President Kennedy First Lady Jackie in Dallas, Nov. 22, 1963 (Photo: AP)So Let It Be RewrittenReturning to the topic of history on film — and specifically to... Read more

The 02 April 2017 by Josmar16
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Go to Jail. Do Not Pass 'Go.'

The Met may send Anna Netrebko to the gulag. by Paul J. Pelkonen Concept art for the Metropolitan Opera's From the House of the Dead, Anna Netrebko. Photo by... Read more

The 01 April 2017 by Superconductor
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Concert Review: They're Red-Eyed But Fearless

The San Francisco Symphony returns to New York. by Paul J. Pelkonen Michael Tilson Thomas at the helm of the San Francisco Symphony.Photo courtesy Carnegie Hall. Read more

The 10 April 2017 by Superconductor
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Concert Review: Dionysius Rampant

Valery Gergiev conducts Beethoven and Ravel. by Paul J. Pelkonen Valery Gergiev at the helm of his Munich forces.Photo by Chris Christodoulou at the BBC proms... Read more

The 04 April 2017 by Superconductor
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Concert Review: Up the Down Banister

The noisy return of the New York Philharmonic. by Paul J, Pelkonen Pianist Jonathan Biss doing what he does.Photo from Onyx Records. The New York Philharmonic... Read more

The 21 April 2017 by Superconductor
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His Last, Bigliest Bow

Donald Trump brings back Luciano Pavarotti. by Paul J. Pelkonen This didn't really happen....or did it? Luciano Pavarotti sings with Donald Trump. Read more

The 21 April 2017 by Superconductor
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Opera Review: The Last Waltz

Many partings mark the Met's new Rosenkavalier. by Paul J. Pelkonen Kiss the girls: Octavian (Elīna Garanča) woos the Marschallin (Renée Fleming) in... Read more

The 14 April 2017 by Superconductor
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