Review: A ‘Moby-Dick’ Opera at the Met Cuts the Blubber
The opening line of Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick” is one of the most famous in literature. But Jake Heggie and Gene […]
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Live Performance in New York City: Here’s What to See This Spring
Broadway OPERATION MINCEMEAT A sneaky compassion lies at the heart of this caper of a show, a deliciously eccentric London
Edith Mathis, Radiant Swiss Soprano, Is Dead at 86
“When I try a role, if I feel it’s too heavy for me then I will never do it,” she
At Prototype Festival, Opera With Lynchian Strangeness
Even before news of his death broke on Thursday, the spirit of the director David Lynch hovered over the Prototype
Otto Schenk, Opera Director and Bulwark of Tradition, Dies at 94
Otto Schenk, the prolific Austrian director whose lavishly traditional productions for the Metropolitan Opera and the Vienna State Opera thrilled
Why ‘Show Boat’ Is America’s Most Enduring, Unstable Musical
The musical brought out some of the finest work from both: wit, bite and heartbreak in the libretto, and infectious