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Opera: Caramoor Brings Us Our Summer Opera

August 1, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Handel’s Theodora for New Yorkers The final Sunday of July brought New York’s music lovers a remarkable treat when Caramoor presented Handel’s Theodora, the composer’s 1749 oratorio. Caramoor, now known as the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, is a former estate located near Katonah, New York, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of New …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Caramoor Summer Music Festival, Costanzo (Anthony Roth), Duncan (Tyler), Handel (George Frideric), Harris (Ellen T.), Mack (Daniela), Munger (Marie-Eve), Pearlman (Martin), Rosen (Walter and Lucie), Shrader (Alex), Stein (Avi), Theodora (opera), Trinity BaroqueOrchestra, Trinity Wall Street Choir

Opera: “Akhnaten” Revival at The Met

May 24, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Although we had Akhnaten at the Metropolitan Opera in New York in November, 2019, I didn’t get to share my thoughts about it when it came to us then. So here is some of what Guy has been thinking about Akhnaten, which opened last Thursday and runs through Friday, June 10 (the final performance of Akhnaten for this season and …

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Filed Under: History, Music, Personal History Tagged With: Akhnaten (opera), Costanzo (Anthony Roth), Gandini Juggling, Glass (Philip), James (Zachary), Jugglers (in opera), Kamensek (Karen), Lárusdóttir (Disella), McDermott (Phelim)

Opera: Two Remarkable New Operas at the Met

May 18, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

We New Yorkers aren’t shy about our love of music, and opera remains high on our list. Despite the loss of the New York City Opera several years ago, and, sadly, very limited performances from the city’s many smaller, independent opera companies (due to the pandemic over the past two years), the Metropolitan is back …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Dean (Brett), Gelb (Peter), Hamlet (opera), Hamlet (Shakespeare), Jocelyn (Matthew), Metropolitan Opera Association, Rae (Brenda), Russell (Anna), Thomas (Ambroise)

Opera: A Concert for Ukraine at The Metropolitan Opera

March 17, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

In The Metropolitan Opera Supports the People of Ukraine, my March 4 post, I found it very gratifying to share with readers my pride in the work of the Metropolitan Opera Association. Many of you agreed with me, and your responses (both to me and at LinkedIn, where I also share these posts) made that clear. …

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Filed Under: Current Events, Music, Personal History Tagged With: A Concert for Ukraine, Barber (Samuel), Barton (Jamie), Beczała (Piotr), Beethoven Fifth Symphony, Buialskyi (Vladyslav), Davidsen (Lise), Gelb (Peter), Green (Ryan Speedo), Kyslytsya (Sergly), Metropolitan Opera Association, Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Russia-Ukraine War, Silvestrov (Valentin), Strauss (Richard), van den Heever (Elza), Verdi (Guiseppe)

Opera: The Metropolitan Opera Supports The People of Ukraine

March 4, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

I have been a “regular” of the Metropolitan Opera for many years, and I’m not shy about saying that the company and its many outstanding performances are frequent subjects in these posts. So I’m sure none of my regular readers will be surprised when I say that I’ve never been prouder of my relationship with …

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Filed Under: Music, Personal History Tagged With: Don Carlos (opera), Gelb (Peter), Metropolitan Opera Association, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Opera, Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine, Ukrainian National Anthem, Verdi (Giuseppe)

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