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Death is a vivid handshake in beguiling ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’
Despite some straight-washing of the original story, SF Opera's Verdi is taut and athletic under conductor Eun Sun Kim.
132 SF Symphony members go on strike 90 minutes before concert
On Thursday, 132 members of the San Francisco Symphony went on strike 90 minutes before the long-awaited Verdi Requiem ...
Review: Lyric’s ‘Rigoletto’ updates Verdi’s opera without lessening its vitality
Director Mary Birnbaum offers up a “Rigoletto” that’s partly revisionist yet has all the traditional pleasures of Italian ...
How a tubby little horse became a star of stage and screen — and the toast of NYC
Billy played an Egyptian war horse belonging to the romantic hero. The star horse trotted on stage during the grand Triumphal ...
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An Embarrassment of Riches: A Review of “Rigoletto” at Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera’s “Rigoletto” runs through October 6 at Lyric Opera House, 20 North Wacker (at Madison). Performance dates are ...
Germany Must Oppose UniCredit Takeover of Commerzbank, Bank Employees and Union Warn
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Commerzbank employees and a prominent labour union on Friday called on the German government to oppose a ...
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Houston Grand Opera to Open Season With Verdi's IL TROVATORE
Houston Grand Opera will open Il trovatore, Verdi's iconic masterpiece, in a new production from leading director Stephen Wadsworth. The production will offer a fresh vision of the composer's ...