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Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann has canceled one of his two performances in the Metropolitan Opera’s highly awaited show 'Carmen.' Tickets to the performance were running for almost $1,000 on online ticket broker sites before the singer dropped out due to the flu. -
Song to the Moon: Renée Fleming Returns to the Met for Dvořák's 'Rusalka,' Cinecast Audience Set to Beat Bizet's Best
Opening on Thursday and running until February 15, the Metropolitan Opera will be presenting the great Antonin Dvořák's 'Rusalka.' Even better, Renée Fleming will return to one of her signature roles--singing the emblematic "Song to the Moon" aria as only she can. -
From South Africa to La Scala to the Met, Soprano Pretty Yende’s Rapid Rise
Soprano Pretty Yende grew up in Piet Retief, in a remote eastern province of South Africa. Her remarkable voice and passion for opera have brought her far, to the stages of La Scala and the Metropolitan Opera, and an enviable career... -
EXCLUSIVE: Opera on Tap Does Britten, Bizet for "It's Too Darn Hot" @ Freddy's Bar
With temperatures in Gotham closing in on triple digits this week, last Thursday, the New York chapter of Opera on Tap retreated to much cooler climes--apropos, the backroom of Freddy's Bar in Brooklyn. And while their 2013 residency... -
Coming to a Cinema Near (Some of) You: Bizet's 'Carmen' on Sydney Harbor
Opera Australia has announced an initial tranche of movie theaters around the world which will broadcast their Carmen on Sydney Harbor. The annual "HANDA Opera" event, on a floating stage this year, showcased Bizet's most (only?) popular...
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