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• Opera Review: Bright Stars on a Dark Horse

  

  The Collegiate Chorale mounts Beatrice di Tenda. by Paul J. Pelkonen The soprano Angela Meade. Photo by Dario Acosta © the artist. On Wednesday night, the... Read more

  The 06 December 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Movie Review: Four Against Beethoven

  

  Superconductor takes on A Late Quartet by Paul J. Pelkonen The Fugue String Quartet (l.r.) Mark Ivanir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Christopher... Read more

  The 05 December 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Preview: Beatrice Di Tenda

  

  The Collegiate Chorale presents a Bellini rarity. by Paul J. Pelkonen Angela Meade stars in Beatrice di Tenda. On Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall, the... Read more

  The 04 December 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Three Singers, a Piano, and a Peacock: Replenished Repertoire

  

  On Saturday evening I had the opportunity to go to the National Opera Center for the first time (it's lovely!) to hear an evening of staged opera scenes. Read more

  The 02 December 2012 by   Singingscholar
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• Opera Review: Statue, With Limitations

  

  Don Giovanni returns to the Met. by Paul J. Pelkonen "Want to switch?" Don Giovanni (Ildar Abdrazakov, l.) negotiates with Leporello (Erwin Schrott, r.) in Act ... Read more

  The 29 November 2012 by   Superconductor
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• The Superconductor Interview: Angela Meade

  

  A conversation with the next queen of bel canto. by Paul J. Pelkonen "I don't read blogs." Soprano Angela Meade in Ernani.Photo by Marty Sohl, © 2012 The... Read more

  The 28 November 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Su! Del Nilo Al Sacro Lido: Aida

  

  Monumental verisimilitude is the hallmark of the Met's Aida, designed by Sonja Frisell on a deliberately grand scale. Those who like an Aida production to be... Read more

  The 27 November 2012 by   Singingscholar
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• Review: The Nutcracker (The House Theatre of Chicago)

  

  The Nutcracker Book by Jake Minton and Phillip Klapperich Music by Kevin O’Donnell, Lyrics by Jake Minton Directed and Choreographed by Tommy Rapley at Chopin... Read more

  The 27 November 2012 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Don Giovanni

  

  Last year's production returns with a new cast. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Bourbon Street rag: Michael Grandage's dilapidated Don Giovanni. Image © 2011 The... Read more

  The 26 November 2012 by   Superconductor
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• Feminist Theater Review: Emotional Creature

  

  At the NOW conference in June, playwright Eve Ensler delivered the keynote speech. She was a riveting speaker whose passionate words truly rallied me to action. Read more

  The 22 November 2012 by   Starofdavida
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