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The Man I Love – was George Gershwin gay?
Michael Feinstein’s book on the Gershwins called, sensibly, “The Gershwins and Me” (Simon & Schuster) was published in October. While he was still working…
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La Scala’s ousted singer returns for Cenerentola at La Scala
Alexander Pereira‘s appointment as General Manager of La Scala came with the usual chorus of protests which accompanies almost all changes at this highly…
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In conversation with Luca Pisaroni: back to Milan with his La Scala debut
Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni will make his house debut at La Scala in 2017 as Leporello. It will be only the second opera he…
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Muti shocked, Zakharova cancels: strikes and budget disaster at Rome Opera
Carlo Fuortes, new director of Rome Opera, is tasked with resolving the company’s catastrophic financial situation, which includes a €10m loss in 2013.
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Top opera singers discuss how they choose and prepare new roles
Opera singing is a high-wire profession. Only the most tone-deaf will not wince when a note is off. It is all too obvious when…
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Natalie Dessay to say ‘addio’ to opera
I want to change my life – I want to go into straight theatre. Natalie Dessay announced to Examiner.com’s Sean Martinfield. After the summer…
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Joyce DiDonato answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Singers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start singing? I can’t ever remember I time when I didn’t sing. Why did you start singing? I can’t remember…
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Gheorghiu the Diva vs Angela the Woman
Angela Gheorghiu, despite acting like a diva, doesn’t come across as one during her recital at Italy’s La Scala. There is a sense of…
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100 years after the riot: The Rite of Spring by those who were there
One day, when I was finishing the last pages of The Firebird in St Petersburg [in 1910], I had a fleeting vision… I saw in my…