City Opera Pays Tribute to Sills With a Comic â50s Cinderella
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The company dedicated the first performance of its new production of Massenetâs âCendrillonâ to Beverly Sills.
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Opera is no stranger to sensitive  singers and demanding divas.
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In the middle of the first act of a packed English National Opera performance of Donizettiâs âLucia di Lammermoorâ on Saturday, a chest infection claimed the voice of the bass Clive Bayley, who was singing the leading role of Raimondo, Luciaâs tutor. Could the show be saved? Yes indeed, Reuters reported. Out from the audience came Paul Whelan, 38, who just happened to have been studying the role and was scheduled to take over from Mr. Bayley in a few weeks, through he had had no chance to rehearse. As the performance continued, Mr. Whelan sang from the wings and Mr. Bayley mimed the action. At the conclusion Mr. Whelan, wearing suit and tie, joined the cast for a bow onstage, above. The performers received a standing ovation. âIâm just so glad I was wearing my Armani tie,â he said.
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Like a beloved friend who faithfully comes to visit every few years, Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" has returned to the Metropolitan Opera, as welcome as ever even if beginning to show the effects of age.
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The latest revival of  Edmond Rostand's 1897 "Cyrano de Bergerac," in an adaptation by  Anthony ("A Clockwork Orange") Burgess, opens Thursday at the  Richard Rodgers.
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Giuseppe Verdi's ``Aida'' fits the cliched concept of grand opera: a visual feast with big emotions, majestic scenes and an exotic touch like this love story set in ancient Egypt.
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London is awash right now in stage shows adapted from movies &#151; from musicals "Billy Elliot" and "Dirty Dancing" to the quirky comedy "Elling," taken from a Norwegian film.
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Elvis Costello is to compose an opera based on fairy tale writer Hans Christian Andersen's unrequited love
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BACHELOR BOY TRIBUTE A TRIBUTE to Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows will be staged at a Douglas theatre on Friday.
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On Sunday at City Center, two of the seasonâs revivals offered richly nuanced performances by both established and rising stars.
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Marking the 60th Anniversary of the New York City Opera, writers of the internationally known Opera News magazine recently paid tribute to one of the industry's most illustrious performers of old - Johanna ...
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âBeauty and the Beast,â by the American composer Vittorio Giannini, provided a charming, undemanding entry point for children at the Dicapo Opera Theater on Saturday.
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In tradition with Broadway versions of &quot;The Lion King&quot;? and &quot;Beauty and the Beast,&quot; the popular animated film franchise about the loveable green ogre is set to become a singing and dancing extravaganza on Broadway.
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Verdiâs âMacbethâ returns to the Met, and the director plans to keep the air of tragedy dominant.
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By RONALD BLUM  NEW YORK - Gerard Mortier noted a coincidence when he was being courted to become boss of the New York City Opera. "It was a little bit nostalgic," he said Wednesday. "The City Opera was created in '43.
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Actress Judi Dench, a darling of the British stage and screen for almost a half century, was recognized for her contribution to theater Monday.
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Every opera season demands a scene-chewing scandal to feed fansâ appetites for outsize drama, and this summer that niche has been filled in Europe by the new production here of Wagnerâs âMeistersinger.â