[ad_1] The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Puccini’s “Turandot” is one of the most lavish and intricate in the company’s repertoire, a spectacle that includes an imperial palace, a resplendent throne room and expansive gardens. But on Wednesday night the audience had to do without the usual visual pleasures of the opera. An improvisation in the … Read more
[ad_1] Sheila Duckworth CBS Studios CBS is developing a soap opera about a wealthy family that could become the first daytime television drama with a predominantly black cast in decades. The project is titled The doors and follows the life of a wealthy black family living in a posh, gated community. The show will be … Read more
[ad_1] It helped, Davidsen said, when the Met’s orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, its musical director, joined the cast in rehearsals. “You wouldn’t think it takes 70 more musicians,” he added, “but they really help me focus on my singing.” Nézet-Séguin and Davidsen have been working together since 2019, when she sang with him at … Read more
[ad_1] Rapper Killer Mike spat at The View host Sunny Hostin on Monday after praising Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. As the veteran progressive activist spoke about his interest in local elections, he was asked why he wouldn’t endorse President Joe Biden. The conversation veered into several corners, including his recent arrest at the Grammys. Rapper … Read more
[ad_1] The Washington National Opera on Tuesday announced the appointment of conductor Robert Spano as the company’s new music director, filling a position that has remained vacant since 2018. Spano’s initial three-year term will begin in fall 2025, but he adopts the title of designated musical director. immediately. (WNO Senior Director Evan Rogister will continue … Read more
[ad_1] But the Met faces serious challenges. Putting on live opera is expensive and requires lavish sets, star singers, and a much larger orchestra and chorus than Broadway’s biggest shows can boast. Inflation has increased the burden on the opera company, with shipping and material costs rising sharply. And ticket revenue from in-person performances and … Read more