Music Review | 'Aida': A Gilded Understudy With a Lot to Prove
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Latest to turn up in the Metâs shuffling and reshuffling of its stars is Roberto Alagna, who stepped in on Tuesday for an unwell Marco Berti as Radames in Verdiâs âAida.â
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The singers held the spotlight, but if the instrumental works were few, the players had ample opportunity to shine.
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In London, new productions of âOthelloâ and âMuch Ado About Nothingâ reveal a common theme: loveâs susceptibility to deception.
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Jodhaa Akbar deserves a round of applause for its faithful adherence to melody, vibrant lyrics and musical detailing.
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Tenor Roberto Alagna marched off the stage at La Scala when the audience booed him during the second performance of Franco Zeffirelli's 'Aida.' He was replaced seconds later by his understudy, who rushed on ...Comment
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The musical is based on the stories of dancers who question whether they have been fairly compensated.
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Legal debate and lyricism in âMargaret Garner,â an opera imbued with gospel and spirituals.
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In person, thereÂs a quality of indomitable exuberance about Sushmita Sen which renders itself well to the roles that she does.
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The music of the pianist and singer Barbara Carroll sustains an exquisite balance between classical refinement and a steady, understated jazz pulse.
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Prakash offers a pleasing youth-centric aural fare that traverses between the fast and the melodious.
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Without resorting too much to any modern cosmetic frills, Srikant Deva's Sila Nerangalil offers a really enjoyable musical fare. Vairamuthu's meaningful and poetic lyrics also have contributed in a big way to the allure of the tracks.
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The Metropolitan Operaâs new strategy of plugging sudden holes in its casts with big names has its beneficiaries.
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Interesting music does not tell us to be good or bad. It asks only to be admired. Getting great music and simple faith together happens, but with difficulty.
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There is not always agreement between the piano and the voice in Schubertâs song cycle âDie SchÃ¶ne MÃ¼llerin.â
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Depending on how you look at it, âThree Lost Chordsâ is a single work in three loosely related acts, or three short, single-character operas yoked together.
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It's not without faults, but the film scores higher than its stage version
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Once again John Adamsâs âDoctor Atomic,â at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, came across as the most complex and inventive of his works.