La Traviata

Singer Bows Out Mid-Opera

AP | Posted 04.22.2012

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NEW YORK -- Natalie Dessay needed a relief soprano at the Metropolitan Opera. After struggling through the first act of Verdi's "La Traviata" on Satu...

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People Like Opera, Virtually

AP | Posted 04.16.2012

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NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Opera in New York has reached a landmark in its movie-theater broadcasts from the stage to the world: 10 million tic...

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The Understudy Steps In For 'La Traviata.' How'd She Do?

AP | MIKE SILVERMAN | Posted 04.08.2012

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NEW YORK — Last season Willy Decker's radical restaging of Verdi's "La Traviata" took the Metropolitan Opera by storm, with soprano Marina Popla...

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The Doors Collaborate With Skrillex

Posted 02.13.2012

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The Met's New "Traviata"

Howard Kissel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Kissel

The new production of Verdi's "La Traviata," unveiled New Year's Eve at the Metropolitan Opera, is pretty strenuous -- the singers have to do a lot of running, jumping and gymnastics.

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OPERA: CultureZohn (Singing in the Streets)

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patricia Zohn

2010-09-27-rheingoldbox.jpgThe Metropolitan Opera offers proof that the double dealing, back-stabbing, larger-than-life emotion of Wagner rivals any of our great governmental dramas.

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Two Operas You'll Never See Performed at the Met!

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Heymont

Whether deploying a chorus line of Ku Klux Klansmen, mocking every symbol of Christianity, or filling the theatre with nonstop profanity, Jerry Springer:The Opera has something to offend everyone.

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My Visit to Venice

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

La Fenice in Venice has been one of the most important opera houses for over two centuries. Verdi alone wrote "Attila," "Rigoletto," "La Traviata" and "Simon Boccanegra" for La Fenice!

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Madness at the Met: Slatkin vs. Gheorgiu, Round Two

Ivan Katz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ivan Katz

The Met seems to have embraced the old Hollywood Star System and is now milking it for all its worth.

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'Opera Was My Secret Love': Interview with Roberto Alagna

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Patterson

That Roberto Alagna gives, through the miracle of his voice, a great deal of happiness is not in doubt. Nor, I think, is the price of it.

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Interview With David McVicar: "I Am Good at What I Do Because I Care So Much"

Christina Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Christina Patterson

Opera's leading director is frequently described as a genius, but rarely escapes the label of "enfant terrible" and "angry young man."

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