Javier Camarena Gives Rare Encore at Metropolitan Opera
After the tenor Javier Camarena nailed multiple high Cs and even an interpolated high D in La Cenerentola at the Metropolitan Opera on Friday night, the audience cheered heartily. Camarena responded...
View ArticleWhat's Gone Wrong with Encores?
Every concert-goer has experienced this at one time or another: a performance that is so exhilarating or so transcendent that after the final notes, the audience cheers, leaps to its feet and demands...
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40 Under 40: The Next Generation of Great Opera Singers
I hear all too often that there are “no good singers nowadays.” Wrong! There are so many wonderful young artists around but, given how little opera is covered in the media apart from waistlines and...
View ArticleRossini's The Barber of Seville from San Francisco Opera
Today at 1 pm: With the help of a wily barber, a strong-willed young woman outwits a lecherous old man in this eternally fresh comic masterpiece featuring Rossini’s witty and charming score. Giuseppe...
View ArticleJavier Camarena Hits High Notes in 'Don Pasquale'
Tune in at 1 pm Saturday as Maurizio Benini leads a performance of Donizetti's comedy, Don Pasquale, from the Metropolitan Opera. Baritone Ambrogio Maestri sings the title role, a buffoonish older...
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The Encore Heard Around the World
Since opening night of the Metropolitan Opera's production of Don Pasquale, tenor Javier Camarena had felt mounting pressure to execute an exceptionally rare act at the venerable house: an...
View ArticleWatch it Live: The 2018 Richard Tucker Gala
The Richard Tucker Foundation, named for the influential tenor of the same name, presents several awards and grants that provide a springboard from which rising stars can launch into and further their...
View ArticleListen: 2018 Richard Tucker Gala From Carnegie Hall
On Saturday afternoon at 1 pm, indulge your love for opera with a rebroadcast of the 2018 Richard Tucker Gala, hosted by WQXR overnight host Nimet Habachy. The program features a selection of popular...
View Article2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert
On Saturday at 1 pm, tune into the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Grand Finals Concert, originally recorded on March 1st. Each finalist sang two arias, judged by opera directors...
View ArticleBellini’s La Sonnambula: Don’t Sleep It, Dream It
On Saturday at 1 pm, the Metropolitan Opera invites you into a dream with Vincenzo Bellini’s La Sonnambula. German soprano Diana Damrau plays the innocent and sleepy Amina, with Javier Camarena as her...
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