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The Hours, review: the Met proves that opera need not be afraid of Virginia Woolf
- This is quite something. On the vast spaces of the Metropolitan Opera stage in New York, Michael Cunningham’s intimate novel, which became an outstanding 2002 film by Stephen Daldry, has metamorphosed into an opera. Librettist Greg Pierce and composer Kevin Puts have taken the three strands of the novel - Virginia Woolf writing in 1923, a depressive Laura Brown reading it in 1949, and Clarissa Vaughan throwing a party for an Aids victim in 1999 - and woven them together into a tapestry of love a
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‘The Hours’ Opera Review: Michael Cunningham’s Three Tall Women Now Sing
The wonderful Virginia Woolf triptych brings together Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
After fine-tuning, 'The Hours' with Fleming opens at the Met
Kevin Puts’ “The Hours” has had more than a few hours of changes since it was first heard in a pair of concert performances in Philadelphia last March. The first composition in a novel arrangement between the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera was presented twice last March at Verizon Hall, then fine-tuned by the production team before its staged debut in New York on Tuesday night. “He made the role higher for me,” said soprano Renée Fleming, who sings Clarissa Vaughan.
- EntertainmentKansas City Star
Opera star Joyce DiDonato returns to Kansas City for a concert to save the planet
“It is the culmination of all I’ve done in my career: storytelling, theater, music, opera, song,” says the world-renowned mezzo-soprano who grew up in Prairie Village.
- EntertainmentKansas City Star
DiDonato, Fleming, Bell and more: Powerhouse talent packs KC Harriman-Jewell Series
After the pandemic, “it feels so good to get to this place.”
- CelebrityThe Telegraph
Joyce DiDonato interview: ‘I was a thriving member of a super-patriarchal system’
Joyce DiDonato has had a quiet 12 months, particularly by her standards. In fact, she struggles to find the language to describe it. “What’s the word?” the 52-year-old superstar mezzo says, puzzled for a second. “A sabbatical!” It’s no surprise that DiDonato struggles with the term. Her life for the past few decades has been one relentless march across the globe – in part because of the opera world’s (former) international churn, but also because she has the energy to match. When not impressing
- PoliticsUSA TODAY
Fact check: It's true, Ginsburg said bipartisanship needed 'true patriots' on both sides
A quote attributed to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a social media post is confirmed. She did speak of a need for bipartisanship.
- PoliticsGood Morning America
Opera stars pay tribute to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Aside from Marty and the law, opera was Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's avowed passion in life. "Justice Ginsburg was a personal heroine of mine, as I'm sure she is a heroine for the country -- the world," American soprano Christine Goerke said in an artist statement for a performance video released Monday night by Lincoln Center in honor of Ginsburg. MORE: Is Ginsburg's death the end of Roe v. Wade?
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
10 new fun things to do in lockdown this week, chosen by our critics
1\. The National Gallery After an unprecedented closure of 111 days, the gallery reopens its doors promising a pleasant and, crucially, safe experience. Expect timed ticketing, face coverings, one-way “art routes”, bucketloads of hand sanitiser – oh, and some wonderful art. Visit the five-star exhibition Titian: Love, Desire, Death, reacquaint yourself with old favourites, and look out for the new Italian Baroque acquisitions in Room 32, which has been spectacularly refurbished to imitate a Roma
- EntertainmentAssociated Press
Show goes on: DiDonato, Beczala sing opera from apartment
Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala made sure the show went on, albeit in an unusual format and venue — from the living room of DiDonato's New York City apartment. The American mezzo-soprano and Polish tenor had been scheduled to star in Massenet's "Werther" at the Metropolitan Opera starting Monday. The Met's shutdown because of the coronavirus outbreak caused the cancellation of the first five of six scheduled performances through March 31.
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Heggie's `Dead Man Walking' gets Met Opera premiere in 20-21
After years of pushing, Joyce DiDonato has been granted a big wish: The Metropolitan Opera is mounting Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking" for the mezzo-soprano next season. Twenty seasons after the work's world premiere, it arrives at the Met on April 8, 2021, in a production directed by Tony Award-winner Ivo van Hove. "It is the most performed and successful opera of the last 20 or so years," said Met general manager Peter Gelb, who originally hoped Heggie would write a new opera for the Met.
