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1 month ago

Mozart with meatballs, in an Ikea: how opera is facing its existential crisis

Opera is being performed in unconventional venues like shopping malls, parking garages, and abandoned spaces, making classical works accessible in unexpected everyday locations.
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Music production
fromLondon Unattached
2 months ago

Cosi Fan Tutte, English National Opera, Coliseum - Review

Phelim McDermott's revival of Così fan tutte highlights Mozart's ironic exploration of human romantic foibles and modern issues like male gaslighting.
London music
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1 month ago

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny - ENO - Review

Mahagonny depicts a manufactured boom town where permissive hedonism and commodified pleasures fuel social decay and ultimately expose the collapse of unfettered capitalism.
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fromSun Sentinel
2 months ago

Not 'your grandmother's opera': Catch Florida Grand Opera's bold, Art Deco-inspired take on 'Die Fledermaus'

Maria Todaro modernizes Florida Grand Opera by reimagining productions, attracting diverse audiences, establishing a resident orchestra, and appointing Pablo Mielgo as music director.
London music
fromLondon Unattached
1 month ago

Iolanthe, Charles Court Opera, Wilton's Music Hall, Review

Charles Court Opera's minimal staging at Wilton's Music Hall underscores Iolanthe's Victorian satire, blending whimsical fairy-tale with sharp critique of privilege and public institutions.
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