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A former bank employee, the Italian singer appeared more than 240 times with the Metropolitan Opera, in 27 roles. Source
Mr. Nézet-Séguin’s first performance of the Metropolitan Opera this season offers a glimpse into the company’s artistic future. Source
Listen to classic renditions of Strauss, Wagner and others by the American soprano, who died on Monday at 74. Source
The great soprano, who died on Monday at 74, had a regal, even haughty presence, but also vocal charisma to spare. Source
A multiple Grammy Award winner, she was a towering figure on operatic, concert and recital stages. Source
You have to admire the Met’s intrepid cast, chorus and orchestra for rallying. But they seemed affected by an 11th-hour upheaval. Source
The star singer, accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, dropped out of Verdi’s “Macbeth” the day before opening and indicated he would not return to the Met. Source
Opera Philadelphia’s season-opening O19 includes a death scene mash-up, but the morbidity doesn’t stop there. Source
“Porgy and Bess” was written by three white men. But African-American composers have long been crafting ambitious music dramas. Source
It has entertained, and sometimes enraged, generations of audiences. Now the Gershwin classic is opening the Metropolitan Opera’s season. Source
