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Manchester International Festival: 'Janis Kelly is an amazing chameleon'...on all fronts. In October, Kelly will make her Royal Opera House debut, in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, and she's been signed up to play Pat Nixon in John Adams' Nixon in China at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 2011. But her biggest... In this article: Janis Kelly, Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna, Pat Nixon, Opera North, Massage, and Royal College of Music |
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Baltimore Sun | July 13, 2009
Rufus Wainwright's debut opera, 'Prima Donna,' opens to mixed reviews
...Donna,' opens to mixed reviews You will recall that singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright was invited by the Metropolitan Opera, no less, to compose a work for the company, but the project hit a snag. The Met announced that Wainwright's...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna, Orchestration, and E mail
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Prima Donna (opera)
...Manchester on July 10, 2009 during the Manchester International Festival. In an attempt to bring younger audiences into the realm of opera, Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb and Andre Bishop, artistic director of Lincoln Center...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna, Peter Gelb, Paris, and Bastille Day
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Variety | April 23, 2008
Wainwright takes on opera divas
...of Wainwright's work ethic. He functions as both composer and librettist (in French) for "Prima Donna," commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera, which he says focuses on "a day in the life of an opera singer." "I've wanted to write an opera...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, God, Prima Donna, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Maria Callas, and Diva
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NME.com | July 11, 2009
Rufus Wainwright hogs the limelight at debut opera performance
...as she prepares to return to the stage. It was originally commissioned by New York's Metropolitan Opera, but they refused to show it thanks to Wainwright's determination to write it in French. The production therefore switched to...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Prima Donna, Silver, New York, and Britain
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thestar.com | March 31, 2009
Luminato scoops Met
...in French at 2010 Toronto festival Mar 31, 2009 04:30 AM Luminato, Toronto's annual arts festival, is going where the Metropolitan Opera does not dare to tread. Upshot: in June 2010, Toronto will scoop New York with the North...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Peter Gelb, Prima Donna, Toronto, Kate McGarrigle, New York, and Loudon Wainwright III
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Observer.com - All Articles | January 27, 2009
In Bloom
...on "Monotonous" as Eartha Mae herself. If I have one grouse, it's the annoying (but only occasional) moon trip she takes to prove she could play the Metropolitan Opera if she so desired. Audiences will always yell and stomp if you aim...
In this article: Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens, Barack Obama, Eartha Kitt, Broadway, Cafe Carlyle, E mail, and Waste
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The Metropolitan Opera Association of New York City, founded in April 1880, is a major presenter of all types of opera including Grand Opera. Peter Gelb is the company's general manager and James Levine is music director.
The Metropolitan Opera is America's largest classical music organization, and annually presents some 220 opera performances. The home of the company, the Metropolitan Opera House, is considered by many to be one of the premier opera stages in the world, and is among the largest in the world. The Met, as it is commonly called, is one of the twelve resident organizations at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
The Met presents a wide array of about twenty-seven operas each year in a season which lasts from mid-September through May. The operas are presented in a rotating repertory schedule with seven performances of four different works presented each week. Performances are given in the evening Monday through Saturday with a matinée on Saturday. Several new opera productions are offered each season. Sometimes these are borrowed from or shared with other major opera houses. The rest are given in revivals of productions from previous seasons.
The Met's artistic standards are considered to be among the highest in the world. The company's stage facilities and technical staff offer leading directors and designers a state of the art environment in which to create any kind of production. The Met's production designs range from elegant and traditional to highly innovative and avant-garde.
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