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Ben Heppner quits Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ cycle production

9 February 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Metropolitan Opera in New York has lost its Siegfried for its costly new production of Richard Wagner's "Ring" cycle. The company said in a release Tuesday that heldentenor Ben Heppner has … [Read more...] about Ben Heppner quits Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Ring’ cycle production

Peter Hofmann – from Wagner to Phantom – dies at 66

30 November 2010 by Gramilano 2 Comments

German tenor Peter Hofmann, who became famous for his performances of Richard Wagner operas, died Tuesday. He was 66. The Rheinische Post newspaper quoted his brother Fritz Hofmann saying he died … [Read more...] about Peter Hofmann – from Wagner to Phantom – dies at 66

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Graham Spicer is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan, aka ‘Gramilano’. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times. He wrote the ‘Danza in Italia’ column for Dancing Times magazine.

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