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• Grigolo–the Next Greatah Tenore?

  

  Let’s face it. In their 2010 review of Manon at the Royal Opera House, the Guardian got it exactly right when they said Vittorio Grigolo’s “got everything the... Read more

  The 05 July 2011 by   Galegirl
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• Celebrating The American Tenors on the Fourth of July

  

  Of course, America boasts lots of talented tenors who could (and should) be celebrated today, the day when the United States of America was born with the signin... Read more

  The 04 July 2011 by   Galegirl
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• A Ray of Light on Broad Street

  

  Donations, Truncations Ensure Survival for Philadelphia Orchestra A new day is dawning for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Photo of the Kimmel Center from its... Read more

  The 23 June 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Another Show Opening This Friday--The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber!

  

  No need to introduce the man, of course--those 16 musicals of his, and the cavalcade of irresistible melodies they have spawned through four decades, more than... Read more

  The 22 June 2011 by   Gibbs22manila
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• Johannistag! Johannistag!

  

  A Guide to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Sachs and Eva, in a scene from Act II of Die Meistersinger. Today is the solstice. In Germany, that's the signal t... Read more

  The 21 June 2011 by   Superconductor
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• Opera Review: From Paris, to Venice, to Bensonhurst

  

  Regina Opera presents Les contes d'Hoffmann In a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, the courtesan Giulietta (Christina Rohm, left) and Nicklausse... Read more

  The 15 June 2011 by   Superconductor
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• What is Theatre for Development?

  

  Applied theatre is used in the field of development through a group of practices often referred to as theatre for development. These performances frequently wor... Read more

  The 10 June 2011 by   Aurorapowers
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• Melto Allegro: The Electric Beethoven

  

  Beethoven goes metal. Image © TeeFury.com Or: Another Article About Metal Meeting Classical Music. Since the early days of heavy metal, the genre has always bee... Read more

  The 08 June 2011 by   Superconductor
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• ‘Der Freischütz’: Bowing out of Popular Favor?

  

  (Today marks the anniversary of composer Carl Maria von Weber‘s death. In his honor, I am reposting this piece about his most acclaimed opera.) My husband came... Read more

  The 06 June 2011 by   Galegirl
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• Opera Review: A Modern German Take on Greek Myth

  

  Henze's Phaedra Premieres in Philadelphia. Cage match: A scene from Act Two of Phaedra. Photo by Katherine Elliot, © 2011 Opera Company of... Read more

  The 06 June 2011 by   Superconductor
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