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Though superbly cast, a staging of Mozart’s dark classic updated to the 1950s goes for starry skies, not stark suffering. Source

The star tenor, now 56, returns to the boyish role of his breathlessly hyped 1996 debut. Source

Puccini would love this diva’s gorgeous voice. But he would be mystified that she only sings old works. Source

The artist William Kentridge uses his trademark animations to stage Berg’s bleak opera about a delusional soldier. Source

Just 32, Lise Davidsen makes a radiant company debut in Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades.” Source

At the Metropolitan Opera, Richard Eyre’s staging of the classic Mozart comedy seems imposing. But it comes off too mild. Source

A 1984 work has its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera in a spellbinding production, starring Anthony Roth Costanzo. Source

“I won’t be around for all that,” the 82-year-old master of musical Minimalism said. “It doesn’t matter.” Source

The soprano, who died in September, will be remembered on Nov. 24 with performances, remarks and video highlights of her storied career. Source

With its new Sunday matinees, the Metropolitan Opera now mounts four productions between Friday and Sunday. It isn’t easy. Source


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