After a 33% budget cut for Madrid's Teatro Real was announced, artistic director, Gerard Mortier, said he will keep fighting for the theatre in this 'dangerous' time for culture. Mortier criticized … [Read more...] about Madrid’s Teatro Real faces a future with a 33% budget cut
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Camilla Williams, the first black woman to appear in a leading role with a major US opera company, dies at 92
Camilla Williams, the first black woman to appear in a leading role with a major US opera company, aged 92. She made her debut in May 1946 in the title role of Madam Butterfly with the New York City … [Read more...] about Camilla Williams, the first black woman to appear in a leading role with a major US opera company, dies at 92
American baritone Cornell MacNeil dies at 88
The American baritone Cornell MacNeil died on July 15, he was 88. He was best known for his many Verdi roles. From 1959 to 1987, he sang 26 roles in more than 600 appearances at the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about American baritone Cornell MacNeil dies at 88
Rufus Wainwright’s “Prima Donna” rejected by the Met gets snapped up by the New York City Opera
Prima Donna, the Bastille Day-set opera by Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, will make its Gotham debut in spring 2012 at the New York City Opera instead of the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Rufus Wainwright’s “Prima Donna” rejected by the Met gets snapped up by the New York City Opera
