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100 - Arias in the Arena: Are Sporting Events Good for Opera?
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  • 100 - Arias in the Arena: Are Sporting Events Good for Opera?

    We're halfway into 2014 and opera has already worked its way into three of the year's biggest athletic events. For those keeping score, there was Renée Fleming's pop-tinged version of the national anthem at the Super Bowl; Anna Netrebko's take on the Olympic Anthem during the opening the Sochi Olympics; and on July 11th, two days before the finale of the World Cup, longtime soccer fan Placido Domingo will perform a concert in Rio de Janeiro with soprano Ana Maria Martinez (and pianist Lang Lang).

    Wed, 2 Jul 2014 - 16min
  • 99 - Met's <em>Klinghoffer</em> Cancellation Reignites Old Debates

    The Metropolitan Opera's decision last week to drop its HD and radio broadcasts of the John Adams opera The Death of Klinghoffer continues to draw strong responses – from newspaper editorial boards, anti-censorship groups, and music critics around the world. But this is only the latest chapter in the fraught history of this work.

    Thu, 26 Jun 2014 - 09min
  • 98 - When Art and Sensitivity Clash: The 'Klinghoffer' Broadcast Cancellation

    The Metropolitan Opera's decision to cancel its global HD and radio broadcasts of John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer has stirred up heated responses from around the classical music world. Some have called the decision sensitive and sensible given the real-life subject matter. Others have said it showed a lack of courage of artistic convictions and principles.

    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 - 15min
  • 97 - Behind Richard Strauss's Murky Relationship with the Nazis

    June 11 is the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss's birth—an occasion to celebrate and also to raise questions about the composer and his actions during the Nazi era.

    Thu, 5 Jun 2014 - 18min
  • 96 - Can Cleveland Really Attract the Country's Youngest Orchestra Audience?

    The graying of audiences is a perennial, if growing concern for symphony orchestras. Recent data from the National Endowment for the Arts shows that senior citizens are the fastest-growing segment of the classical music audience, while 35- to 54-year-olds are turning way. One presumed reason for younger people's reluctance is the price of entry.

    Thu, 29 May 2014 - 09min
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