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Thursday, September 08, 2016

Tenor Johan Botha is dead

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It is sad to report that tenor Johan Botha , the South African superstar that thrilled audiences around the world with his performances of...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Welcome to the Thunderdome!

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When the US Open moved from the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills to Flushing meadows it shed whatever vestige it had of manicured ...
Monday, August 29, 2016

Gene Wilder is dead at 83

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Gene Wilder died today at the age of 83. How sad when a comedian dies: a person who brings happiness and joy to so many. Young Frankenste...
Sunday, August 28, 2016

Juan Gabriel dead at 66

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Juan Gabriel, the legendary Mexican singer, known as "el Divo de Juárez" died in Santa Monica after giving a concert on Friday ...

Gay Jewish Kangaroo in Bayreuth

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Barrie Kosky , an Australian theater and opera director from Melbourne who labels himself as a "Gay Jewish Kangaroo" has been in...
Friday, August 26, 2016

Faust: Clowning Around in Salzburg

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At the center of the first and the last scenes of Charles Gounod 's opera Faust . as seen through the wacky lens of director and set d...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Florence Foster Jenkins

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All singers know that they sound very different to themselves than to the people listening to them. This audio phenomenon is at the heart ...
Tuesday, August 09, 2016

Rio 2016: Smoke and Mirrors?

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The 2016 Olympic Games are underway in the beautiful city of Rio De Janeiro. The first time that the Olympics have been held in South Ame...
Friday, July 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton at the DNC Last Night

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She came out dressed in white: a knight in shining armor ready for the fight ahead. America's own female Lohengrin. A Wagnerian sight ...
Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Parsifal on BR Klassik

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 I'm not sure how long it's going to be up there, but you can stream Monday's Parsifal performance from the stage of the Bayr...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Following Terror Attacks Security Tightens at Bayreuth

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 Mere days before the start of the Bayreuth Festival , Germany is on edge after five people were injured in an axe attack in a Bavarian tr...
Thursday, June 16, 2016

Madam Butterfly at the ENO

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It is such a delight to rediscover Anthony Minghella 's poignant, unforgettable production of Giacomo Puccini 's Madama Butterfly ...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Disney and Netflix deal

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Back in 2012 Netflix struck a deal with Disney to have exclusive rights to stream new films from Marvel , Pixar , LucasFilm s, and Walt D...
Thursday, May 19, 2016

Poster for the 54th NY Film Festival

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The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the poster for the 54th New York Film Festival . It was designed by film director Apic...
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Elektra at the MET

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If Finnish conductor/composer Esa-Pekka Salonen were eying the job of Music Director at the Metropolitan Opera , recently vacated by Jame...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Roberto Devereux at the MET

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After missing my original date to go to see Roberto Devereux at the Metropolitan Opera as a result of being in the hospital, I finally a...
Saturday, April 02, 2016

Arthur Miller's The Crucible on Broadway

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The Crucible , Arthur Miller 's powerful 1953 drama, about the hysteria that sent twenty people to their deaths accused of being witch...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde will open the 2016-2017 MET Season

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The Metropolitan Opera will open next year's 2016-2017 season, celebrating the company’s fiftieth anniversary at Lincoln Center ...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Antonin Scalia dies while a child murderer is on the prowl!

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I learned of the death of Antonin Scalia while sitting in theater 2 at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) waiting for a showing of the film...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

South Pole - At the Bavarian State Opera

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Tonight was the premiere of South Pole at the Bayerische Staatsoper . This new opera is by composer Miroslav Srnka with a libretto by pl...
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Vincent Vargas is a retired foreign language and film history teacher from New York City. He runs websites dedicated to Casablanca (www.vincasa.com) and Richard Wagner (www.wagneroperas.com).
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