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The Met: Live at Home – new streaming platform makes opera simulcasts available at home

13 October 2022 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Lawrence Brownlee as Tamino and Erin Morley as Pamina in Mozarts Die Zauberflote Photo by Zenith Richards Met Opera

The Metropolitan Opera has announced the launch of The Met: Live at Home, a streaming platform that allows audiences to watch the Met’s series of live streams from any device in the comfort of their … [Read more...] about The Met: Live at Home – new streaming platform makes opera simulcasts available at home

“Jackie – Celebrating Marilyn Horne” – Metropolitan Opera Luncheon 2011

25 August 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

The Metropolitan Opera Guild pays tribute to Marilyn Horne, on Monday, October 31. Stars and fans of opera will come together in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria for the Guild's 77th Annual … [Read more...] about “Jackie – Celebrating Marilyn Horne” – Metropolitan Opera Luncheon 2011

Opera News honours Kaufmann, Racette, Te Kanawa, Terfel and Muti at its 6th edition of the Opera Awards

21 April 2011 by Gramilano Leave a Comment

Broadway stars Patti LuPone and Barbara Cook joined director Francis Ford Coppola and playwright John Guare on Sunday to present this year's Opera News Awards. Five artists were recognized for … [Read more...] about Opera News honours Kaufmann, Racette, Te Kanawa, Terfel and Muti at its 6th edition of the Opera Awards

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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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