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Opera Diary: 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 Diary: New York’s Opera Season Ends (II)

May 25, 2014 By Guy St. Clair

Back to the Met: I’ll let Mr. Tommasini describe the singing (splendid – no disagreement there!). I’ll share my thoughts about several wonderful highlights, including Nico Muhly’s “Two Boys,” a fresh and very modern spooky story set to a lovely score. Muhly writes in a wide-variety of “styles” and I’m especially taken with his choral …

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Filed Under: Music Tagged With: Bellini (Vincenzo), Brownlee (Lawrence), Camarena (Javier), Florez (Juan Diego), Metropolitan Opera Association, Muhly (Nico), Strauss (Richard), Sutherland (Joan)

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