In German Opera, Heads Come Off Without Incident
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BERLIN, Dec. 18 -- Just before the curtain dropped on an otherwise uneventful opera, the grisly scene that everyone came to see finally transpired. The King of Crete pulled the severed head of the prophet Muhammad out of a sack and triumphantly placed it on a wooden chair, next to three decapitated...
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After the buildup to the opening night of the season, you can expect a certain falloff. But the second night of the Metropolitan Operaâs season on Tuesday was terrific.
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Germany's interior minister condemned a leading opera house's decision to cancel a production of Mozart's "Idomeneo" out of concern a scene featuring the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad could provoke a dangerous reaction from Muslims.
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âJerry Springer: The Operaâ uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.
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The party atmosphere across Germany has spared the World Cup from major bouts of violence and hooliganism so far, security officials said Wednesday.
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There should always be room at the Met for wonderfully old-fashioned productions like this production of Wagnerâs âMeistersinger von NÃ¼rnberg.â
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The opera, as seen at Montclair State University in New Jersey, is a tunefully entertaining and thoughtful piece of theater.
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There is nary a shriek, of either humor or horror, in this musicalâs drably earnest two hours of throaty sturm und drang.
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In his musicals, Ernst Lubitschâs precise, highly stylized direction of actors and his masterful sense of ellipsis helped to characterize âthe Lubitsch touch.â
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The mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is so versatile, the field of opera has had to keep adjusting its take on her.
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A case of the dueling divas seems to be settling over the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House &#151; and the only sure winner is the audience.
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In the Lyric Opera of Chicago's reprise of Wagner's "Ring" Cycle, gymnasts dangle, flutter and lip-sync.
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Opera House Hints at 'Idomeneo' Reversal By DAVID McHUGH The building of the 'Deutsche Oper Berlin' photographed Tuesday morning, Sept.Comment
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By Chris Shull, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 1--In the summertime, opera unbuttons its collar and relaxes its stuffy image.   At park amphitheaters and bucolic outdoor venues, grand opera becomes grand entertainment, less potent theater and more a popular outing.
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A real-life drama of succession as riveting as any Richard Wagner opera is casting a shadow over this year's Bayreuth Festival, raising the anticipation level among devotees of the German master even before the first curtain rises Wednesday at the musical shrine he inaugurated 131 years ago.
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In the history of operatic hissy fits, what happened at Teatro Alla Scala in Milan during âAidaâ on Sunday night was a bravura performance.
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"Die Walkuere" holds the raw material of Wagner caricature: horned helmets, spears, endless scenes and "Ride of the Valkyries." But Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic swept past all that Monday with a cleanly staged, beautifully played performance at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.