Paul Plishka, an American singer acclaimed for his sonorous, liquid bass tones and near-perfect diction during a career at the Metropolitan Opera that spanned a half-century,...
The stage was set, the chandeliers dimmed and the audience hushed. Then the superstar Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, in a ruffled flamingo-pink gown and sparkling heels,...
He’s not wrong: “L’Amant Anonyme,” a romantic comedy about a secret admirer along the lines of “The Shop Around the Corner,” is frothy and fun, as...
You don’t expect to see security guards roaming the foyer of the Hannover State Opera, a well-regarded, midsize opera house in a midsize central Germany city....
Is it oil? Is it youth? Is it tactile? Invisible? For Wagner, the magic gold that is stolen from the bottom of the Rhine at the...
For more than a decade, On Site Opera, a small but nimble performing arts group, brought opera to unexpected places: the Bronx Zoo, Madame Tussauds, cafes...
In fall 2000, Cox and Danielson traveled to Peyrotte’s house outside Paris, where they chatted over wine and cheese. Then Danielson spent a few hours there...
Moments before she went onstage in “Aida” at the Metropolitan Opera on a recent night, the soprano Angel Blue was in her dressing room, smiling and...
The Palais Garnier in Paris is among the world’s oldest theaters that still functions more or less in its original state. And long before the appearance...
The Met Cloisters were alive with the sound of music on a frigid January afternoon. Six nuns in white surrounded a seventh dressed in black, and...
