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A Concert for Ukraine

February 27, 2023 By Guy St. Clair

In Brief. Last Friday, the Metropolitan Opera gave us another example of why – for so many of us – this splendid musical organization plays such an important role in the “community” that many of us belong to. Despite its size and the Metropolitan Opera Association’s specific cultural function, there are special occasions that bring …

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Filed Under: Current Events, History, Journal, Music, Personal History Tagged With: A Concert for Ukraine, Buialskyi (Vladyslav), D'Angelo (Emily), For Ukraine: A Concert of Remembrance and Hope, Kiyashko (Olena), Metropolitan Opera Association, Nézet-Séguin (Yannick), Popov (Dmytro), Schultz (Golda), Zelenskyy (Volodymyr)

The Hours: A Follow-Up

December 16, 2022 By Guy St. Clair

Despite the Cyberattack at The Metropolitan Opera, There’s Even More to Think about with The Hours A week-end conversation with friends about last week’s post brought up a terrific idea. Let’s go with it. The topic had to do with some of my thoughts about Kevin Puts’s and Greg Pierce’s new opera, The Hours (just …

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Filed Under: Journal, Music, Personal History Tagged With: der rosenkavalier (opera), Metropolitan Opera Association, Pierce (Greg), Puts (Kevin), The Hours (opera)

Living in New York: 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)

The Metropolitan Opera: A Concert for Ukraine

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)

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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