New York City Opera

Things are finally looking up for New York City Opera. The once-feisty alternative to its imposing Lincoln Center neighbor, the Metropolitan Opera, has an acoustically improved home, is selling tickets and getting very good reviews. None of...

In this article: Esther, Hugo Weisgall, Gerard Mortier, Lincoln Center, Purim, and Stock market crash

...and because the ugliness of the power lines went well with the brutality of the plot and the spirit of verismo , the opera realism New York City Opera revives 'Esther' _ and itself Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the...

In this article: Siegfried, Washington National Opera, Hagen, Gotterdammerung, Richard Wagner, Gidon Saks, and Jermaine Jackson

...Angelica , premiered in New York in 1918 and increasingly popular as a vehicle for sopranos in search of a powerful dramatic role. New York City Opera revives 'Esther' _ and itself Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New...

In this article: Pagliacci, Suor Angelica, Giacomo Puccini, Aretha Franklin, Suicide, and Ruggero Leoncavallo

...Corsaro, the stage director who dominated the American opera landscape for several decades, and Julius Rudel, the conductor who shaped the New York City Opera into a bastion of American opera and American talent for more than 20 years. Corsaro,...

In this article: Julius Rudel, John Adams, Marilyn Horne, Shirley Verrett, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Angela Brown, and National Endowment for the Arts

Published: November 9 2009 22:12 | Last updated: November 9 2009 22:12 The New York City Opera, which traditionally plays David to the Goliath of the Met next door, has gone through hell. Mismanagement, fiscal disaster and a dangerous...

In this article: Esther, David H. Koch, Prima Donna, and New York

...will help. "It has great promise," Hopper said. "Everything's good right now." Opera - Act II Deciding against playing it too safe, the New York City Opera launched its comeback from perilous times Saturday night by reviving an atonal...

In this article: Philadelphia 76ers, Cancer, Legal age, Melanoma, Found Footage Festival, Esther, University of Southern California, and A Christmas Carol

NEW YORK (AP) ??? Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New York City Opera might well have played it safe with a surefire crowd-pleaser, like its production of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly." But Puccini's lush melodies...

In this article: Esther, Hugo Weisgall, Madama Butterfly, Gerard Mortier, and Don Giovanni

New York City Opera revives 'Esther' and itself AP - In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo released by the New York City Opera, Roy Cornelius Smith performs in the … By MIKE SILVERMAN, For The Associated Press Mike Silverman, For The Associated...

In this article: Esther, Hugo Weisgall, Madama Butterfly, and Gerard Mortier

Audio for this story from Morning Edition will be available at approx. 9:00 a.m. ET Rehearsal for opening night at New York City Opera. Carol Rosegg Rehearsal for opening night at New York City Opera. November 5, 2009 - Opening...

In this article: Anthony Tommasini, Gerard Mortier, Samuel Ramey, Metropolitan Opera, Heartache, Esther, and Columbia University