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November 2024
- Nov 15, 2024 Washington National Opera's Macbeth: A Highly Entertaining Triumph of Good Over Evil Nov 15, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 28, 2024 Washington National Opera's Fidelio: Excellence That Stops Short of Being Great Oct 28, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 28, 2024 Opera Philadelphia's The Listeners: American Verismo Sep 28, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 14, 2024 Wolf Trap Opera's Silent Night: Creative, Immersive, Impactful Aug 14, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 24, 2024 Santa Fe Opera's Der Rosenkavalier: Spectacular Plus Jul 24, 2024
- Jul 20, 2024 Santa Fe Opera's The Righteous: Stellar Team, Powerful Drama Jul 20, 2024
- Jul 14, 2024 Shakespeare Opera Theatre's Macbeth: An Original Mix of the Bard and Verdi Jul 14, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 24, 2024 Wolf Trap Opera's Così fan tutte: A Surprising New Ending, or Not? Jun 24, 2024
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May 2024
- May 13, 2024 Washington National Opera's Turandot: Turandot the Merciful Stirs the Fan Base May 13, 2024
- May 5, 2024 Opera Lafayette's Les Fêtes de Thalie: Entertainments Without Sadness May 5, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 29, 2024 Opera Philadelphia's Madame Butterfly: Brilliant Theater and a Fine Work of Art Apr 29, 2024
- Apr 16, 2024 Opera Baltimore's The Impresario: Hilarity and Heart in a True Story(s) Apr 16, 2024
- Apr 9, 2024 Washington Concert Opera's La Rondine: Ailyn Perez and the Price of Love Apr 9, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 22, 2024 Washington National Opera's Songbird: Knocked My Socks Off! Mar 22, 2024
- Mar 19, 2024 Annapolis Opera's The Elixir of Love: Colorful and Fun! Mar 19, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 12, 2024 Opera Lafayette's "From Saint-Cyr to Cannons: Moreau and Handel's Esther" - Theater as Mass Media Feb 12, 2024
- Feb 5, 2024 Virginia Opera's Sanctuary Road: Beautiful Music and Heart Feb 5, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 22, 2024 AOI's Three 20-Minute Operas 2024: Mission Impossible, Opera Style Jan 22, 2024
- Jan 14, 2024 NSO's Ring without Words: I tried to enjoy it, honest. Jan 14, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 11, 2023 Shakespeare Opera Theatre's Hansel and Gretel: A Fun Experience for All Ages Dec 11, 2023
- Dec 4, 2023 Washington Concert Opera's Ermione: OMG! Dec 4, 2023
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November 2023
- Nov 6, 2023 Washington National Opera's Romeo and Juliet: Lush with Beauty and Romance Nov 6, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 31, 2023 Washington National Opera's Grounded: Good Opera, Great Show Oct 31, 2023
- Oct 27, 2023 Opera Lafayette's Couperin le Grand: Time Travel, First Class Oct 27, 2023
- Oct 24, 2023 Opera Baltimore's Rigoletto: A Stellar Classical Production Oct 24, 2023
- Oct 10, 2023 Virginia Opera's Siegfried: Pleasing Music, Singing, and Drama in a Puzzling Staging Oct 10, 2023
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September 2023
- Sep 28, 2023 Opera Philadelphia's Unholy Wars: Pretty Music and Pretty Singing with a Message Sep 28, 2023
- Sep 27, 2023 Opera Philadelphia's 10 Days in a Madhouse: A World Premiere at Festival O23 Sep 27, 2023
- Sep 25, 2023 Opera Philadelphia's Simon Boccanegra: A Good Opera, Who Knew? Sep 25, 2023
- Sep 15, 2023 Look at Who's at the Door! The 2023-2024 Opera Season Sep 15, 2023
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July 2023
- Jul 25, 2023 Wolf Trap Opera's Faust: Michelin Star Opera Jul 25, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 25, 2023 Wolf Trap Opera's Semele: A Cornucopia of Delights Jun 25, 2023
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May 2023
- May 16, 2023 Washington National Opera's La Bohéme: Likable and Sustaining May 16, 2023
- May 4, 2023 Opera Lafayette's Opéra-Ballet Premieres: a Fun Léandre et Héro and an Audacious Io May 4, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 30, 2023 Opera Philadelphia's Bohème La: Love and Death Becomes Death and Love Apr 30, 2023
- Apr 22, 2023 Opera, Dance, and Dazzle: Opera Lafayette's May Premieres of Two Opéras-Ballets Apr 22, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 27, 2023 Opera Baltimore's La Traviata: An Elegant and Entertaining Evening of Love and Death Mar 27, 2023
- Mar 21, 2023 Annapolis Opera's The Marriage of Figaro: Singing that Impressed and Music Playing that Wowed Mar 21, 2023
- Mar 14, 2023 Virginia Opera's La Traviata 2023: Great Cast in a Visual Delight Mar 14, 2023
- Mar 13, 2023 Washington National Opera's Blue: A Deeper Understanding of Each Other Mar 13, 2023
- Mar 7, 2023 Washington Concert Opera's Nabucco: Verdily, I Say Unto You Mar 7, 2023
- Mar 6, 2023 Maryland Lyric Opera's Otello: Beautiful and Meaningful Entertainment Mar 6, 2023
- Mar 1, 2023 Opera Philadelphia's Festivals O23 and O24: Trips to the Edge Mar 1, 2023
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February 2023
- Feb 17, 2023 Knights of the Opera Table: Mid-Atlantic Opera Critics Return to Normalcy in 2022 Feb 17, 2023
- Feb 7, 2023 Virginia Opera's Fellow Travelers: Sometimes Love Does Not Triumph Over All Feb 7, 2023
- Feb 5, 2023 Opera Lafayette's Pergolesi!: A Program to Remember Feb 5, 2023
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January 2023
- Jan 25, 2023 AOI’s 2023 Three 20-Min Operas: Breathing New Life into Opera Jan 25, 2023
- Jan 23, 2023 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Falstaff: Great Cast Delivers an Entertaining Evening Jan 23, 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 9, 2022 Opera Philadelphia Channel Presents The Passion of Scrooge: Carnival of the Instrumentalists Dec 9, 2022
- Dec 7, 2022 Washington Concert Opera’s Roberto Devereux: Classic Italian Opera Well Done Dec 7, 2022
- Dec 5, 2022 Opera Lafayette’s “In the Salons of Versailles”: Elegant and Sparkling Performances Dec 5, 2022
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November 2022
- Nov 23, 2022 Opera Baltimore’s The Turn of the Screw: Ghosts are real, aren’t they? Nov 23, 2022
- Nov 21, 2022 Opera Lafayette’s 2022-2023 Season: Enjoy the History, Relish the Music Nov 21, 2022
- Nov 17, 2022 Virginia Opera’s Pirates of Penzance: Charming and Fun from Before the Beginning Nov 17, 2022
- Nov 15, 2022 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Un Ballo in Maschera: A Home Run Nov 15, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 31, 2022 Washington National Opera’s Elektra: Nothing to Be Afraid Of Oct 31, 2022
- Oct 23, 2022 Washington National Opera’s Il Trovatore: the Exotic Pleasure of Empathy Oct 23, 2022
- Oct 12, 2022 Virginia Opera’s The Valkyrie: Great Opera and Singing, Uneven Staging Oct 12, 2022
- Oct 10, 2022 Opera Philadelphia’s The Raven (Participate!) and Black Lodge (Prepare!) at O22 Oct 10, 2022
- Oct 6, 2022 Opera Philadelphia’s The Copper Queen and Otello: A Day at the Opera Festival Oct 6, 2022
- Oct 3, 2022 Opera Philadelphia’s Opera on Film: Art and Social Issues Night Oct 3, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 30, 2022 Festival O22’s Opera on Film Fits Right In: Comments on “Like, Share, Follow” Sep 30, 2022
- Sep 26, 2022 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Macbeth: Verdi is Back in the House and for the Season! Sep 26, 2022
- Sep 21, 2022 The Importance of Bernstein’s MASS and the Arts and the Kennedy Center Sep 21, 2022
- Sep 2, 2022 Matthew Aucoin’s “The Impossible Art”: I’ll Have What He’s Having Sep 2, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 14, 2022 Wolf Trap Opera’s Susannah: A Powerful American Opera Aug 14, 2022
- Aug 6, 2022 Annapolis Opera’s Invitation to La Bohème’s Café Momus: August 13 Aug 6, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 20, 2022 The 2022-2023 Opera Season in the Mid-Atlantic: A Lookback and the New Normal Jul 20, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 26, 2022 OperaGene and WNO’s Timothy O’Leary: Hooked on Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Jun 26, 2022
- Jun 20, 2022 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Reimagined Harvey Milk: A Mythic Celebration Jun 20, 2022
- Jun 12, 2022 Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Premiere of Awakenings: Tragedy, or Was It? Jun 12, 2022
- Jun 5, 2022 Opera Lafayette’s Silvain: Pretty Music Yes, But More Jun 5, 2022
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May 2022
- May 24, 2022 Washington Concert Opera’s Lakmé: Great Singers in a Singers' Opera May 24, 2022
- May 17, 2022 Washington National Opera’s Carmen: Enter the Ultimate Feminist May 17, 2022
- May 16, 2022 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Don Carlo: Great Singing, Music, and Showmanship May 16, 2022
- May 2, 2022 Opera Philadelphia's Rigoletto: Follow Up Comments from Director Lindy Hume May 2, 2022
- May 2, 2022 Opera Philadelphia’s Rigoletto: The Wait Was Over May 2, 2022
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April 2022
- Apr 26, 2022 WCO's Orphée: Kate Lindsey Commands the Stage in Maestro Walker’s Gem Apr 26, 2022
- Apr 22, 2022 WCO’s Orphée, Kate Lindsey, Dancers, with a Little Bit of Gluck Arriving Sunday Apr 22, 2022
- Apr 11, 2022 Virginia Opera Wraps Up Its 2021-2022 Season with a Rousing Figaro Apr 11, 2022
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March 2022
- Mar 21, 2022 Annapolis Opera’s Into the Woods: Broadway Comes to Annapolis Mar 21, 2022
- Mar 16, 2022 Washington National Opera’s Così fan tutte: Funny, Entertaining, and Forgiving Mar 16, 2022
- Mar 10, 2022 WNO’s “Written in Stone”: Our Stories Told Powerfully Through Monuments and New Opera Mar 10, 2022
- Mar 3, 2022 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Turandot: Power Opera and a Star Soprano Emerges Mar 3, 2022
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February 2022
- Feb 23, 2022 Baltimore Concert Opera Sells Out Its Fully Staged The Barber of Seville Feb 23, 2022
- Feb 17, 2022 Opera Philadelphia Channel’s Svadba: Guys, See What We Men Are Missing Feb 17, 2022
- Feb 9, 2022 The Remarkable Virginia Opera Presents An Engaging, Entertaining Three Decembers Feb 9, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 30, 2022 Knights of the Opera Table 2021: Return of the Opera Critics Jan 30, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 8, 2021 IN Series’ A Fairy Queen: Thrice Charmed by Magic Dec 8, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 23, 2021 Washington Concert Opera’s Maometto II: Five Reasons Nov 23, 2021
- Nov 17, 2021 Virginia Opera’s La Bohéme: Rodolfo Remembers - Worth Seeing More Than Once Nov 17, 2021
- Nov 14, 2021 BCO’s The Medium: So, Julia Cried and Opera Returned to Baltimore Nov 14, 2021
- Nov 9, 2021 WNO’s Come Home Celebration: A Very Special Night at the Opera Nov 9, 2021
- Nov 5, 2021 Soprano Anna Netrebko’s Impressive New Album: “Amata dalle tenebre” Nov 5, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 31, 2021 Opera Philadelphia Channel: the Past, Present, and Future Oct 31, 2021
- Oct 29, 2021 Soprano Edita Gruberova: My First Opera Find Oct 29, 2021
- Oct 20, 2021 Opera Philadelphia’s 2021-2022 Season: Opera Online Now, In Person Coming Soon Oct 20, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 16, 2021 Virginia Opera’s Das Rhinegold at TopGolf: Anything but Par for the Course Sep 16, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 16, 2021 The 2021-2022 Pocket Guide to Opera in the Mid-Atlantic Aug 16, 2021
- Aug 12, 2021 American Opera Initiative: New Operas 2021 and Future Plans Aug 12, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 19, 2021 Wolf Trap Opera’s Cinderella and Savitri: Teamwork Pays Off Jul 19, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 Wolf Trap Opera’s The Anonymous Lover and Wolf Trap’s New Livestream Option Jun 24, 2021
- Jun 16, 2021 Opera Lafayette’s “Fête de la musique”: Something Old, Something New, and Free All Day Jun 16, 2021
- Jun 1, 2021 Wolf Trap Opera’s 50th Season: Summer of ‘21 Jun 1, 2021
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May 2021
- May 10, 2021 Pittsburgh Opera’s Semele: Endless Pleasure, Endless Love May 10, 2021
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April 2021
- Apr 29, 2021 Modern Jazz and Baroque Opera: Not as Different as You Might Think Apr 29, 2021
- Apr 15, 2021 WNO's “Opera in the Outfield” Rebroadcasts Coming to Your Screen Apr 15, 2021
- Apr 9, 2021 What I learned from the pandemic: I am human Apr 9, 2021
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March 2021
- Mar 19, 2021 Philip Kennicott’s “Counterpoint”: Genius at Work Mar 19, 2021
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February 2021
- Feb 18, 2021 Knights of the Opera Table, COVID Edition Feb 18, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021 Opera Philadelphia’s Soldier Songs: Who is this opera for? Feb 2, 2021
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January 2021
- Jan 25, 2021 Opera Singers Gotta Sing: a View from WNO’s Robert Ainsley Jan 25, 2021
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December 2020
- Dec 22, 2020 BCO’s/OD’s Sunday Spotlight Series: Tis the Season to be Digital Dec 22, 2020
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November 2020
- Nov 30, 2020 What Shall We Watch, PBS, HBO, Opera Philadelphia Channel? Nov 30, 2020
- Nov 12, 2020 Opera Lafayette’s The Blacksmith on Film: Opéra Comique Puts on a Cowboy Hat Nov 12, 2020
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October 2020
- Oct 31, 2020 Pittsburgh Opera’s Così fan tutte: Opera in the Time of COVID-19 Oct 31, 2020
- Oct 17, 2020 Le Maréchal ferrant (The Blacksmith): Opera Lafayette Premieres an Americanized Opéra Comique Oct 17, 2020
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September 2020
- Sep 8, 2020 Virginia Opera’s Adam Turner on the Importance of Stayin’ Alive in 2020 Sep 8, 2020
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August 2020
- Aug 19, 2020 Opera Season 2020-2021 in the mid-Atlantic: Phoenixes Taxiing for Takeoff Aug 19, 2020
- Aug 4, 2020 Denyce Graves Provides a Learning Activity for Opera Fans: The Master Class Aug 4, 2020
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July 2020
- Jul 28, 2020 On Demand Partying: BCO’s Thirsty Thursdays at Home Thru Aug 2 Jul 28, 2020
- Jul 15, 2020 Autobiography of Marian Anderson: Nice to Meet You, Ms. Anderson Jul 15, 2020
- Jul 11, 2020 WTO’s Aria Jukebox Live and Online: Vote for Your Favorite Arias Soon Jul 11, 2020
- Jul 1, 2020 Wolf Trap Opera's Streaming Schedule: Keep It in Your Hip Pocket and Refer Often Jul 1, 2020
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June 2020
- Jun 24, 2020 Operavision’s Free Online Summer Gala: Stellar Performances in an Opera Homecoming Jun 24, 2020
- Jun 17, 2020 The Met Opera’s Agrippina: Sex, Lies, and Streaming Videotape Jun 17, 2020
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May 2020
- May 28, 2020 Heartbeat Opera’s Lady M Virtual Soirée: We had a beautiful time May 28, 2020
- May 24, 2020 National Philharmonic at Strathmore’s Inspirational Tribute May 24, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Maryland Lyric Opera: A Regional Hometown Opera Company Gives Back May 12, 2020
- May 6, 2020 Connecting to Opera’s Beauty, Connecting to Each Other May 6, 2020
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April 2020
- Apr 20, 2020 Met Opera’s Les Contes d’Hoffman on video: Fun, Almost Bacon Apr 20, 2020
- Apr 14, 2020 La Rondine Video Preview: For Love…or Money? Apr 14, 2020
- Apr 8, 2020 Oh, The Things Met Opera Videos Can Do: Parsifal 1 and Parsifal 2 Apr 8, 2020
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March 2020
- Mar 15, 2020 Opera in the Mid-Atlantic: Safety First Cancellations/Postponements Mar 15, 2020
- Mar 7, 2020 Washington National Opera’s Samson and Delilah: A Bible Story Grand Opera Style Mar 7, 2020
- Mar 5, 2020 Baltimore Concert Opera’s Anna Bolena: Bel Canto in the Afternoon Mar 5, 2020
- Mar 3, 2020 Washington National Opera’s Don Giovanni: We Are Listening Now Mar 3, 2020
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February 2020
- Feb 29, 2020 Opera Lafayette’s Leonore: Beethoven, Authentic and Imagined Feb 29, 2020
- Feb 27, 2020 Mezzo-Soprano J’Nai Bridges: A Rising Star Discusses Her Path to Opera Feb 27, 2020
- Feb 18, 2020 Opera Critics in the Mid-Atlantic 2020: The New, the Absent, and the Extreme Feb 18, 2020
- Feb 13, 2020 Sitting Down with Opera Lafayette’s Ryan Brown: The Leonore Project and More Feb 13, 2020
- Feb 2, 2020 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Thaïs: A Serious Pleasure Feb 2, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 29, 2020 Why Maryland Lyric Opera’s Thaïs: A Young Artist Perspective Jan 29, 2020
- Jan 27, 2020 Maryland Lyric Opera’s Thaïs: Why Make Thaïs Part of Your Life Jan 27, 2020
- Jan 14, 2020 Springtime for Opera in DC: AOI’s Exciting New Operas Jan 14, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 An American in Lyon Attending Offenbach’s Le Roi Carotte Jan 10, 2020
- Jan 5, 2020 Paris Opera’s Prince Igor: The Heart Cannot Be Reimbursed Jan 5, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 21, 2019 Opera the Old-Fashioned Way and the Beauty of Thaïs Dec 21, 2019
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November 2019
- Nov 26, 2019 Washington Concert Opera’s Hamlet: Bears a Resemblance to Shakespeare Nov 26, 2019
- Nov 25, 2019 Baltimore Concert Opera’s The Consul: Powerful Entertainment Nov 25, 2019
- Nov 23, 2019 Opera Lafayette’s Venus and Adonis: Death by Baroque Nov 23, 2019
- Nov 19, 2019 Virginia Opera’s Il Postino: The Guiding Force of Love Nov 19, 2019
- Nov 17, 2019 National Symphony Orchestra’s Tristan and Isolde: Where’s Isolde? Nov 17, 2019
- Nov 11, 2019 Pittsburgh Opera’s Florencia en el Amazonas: You Must See It Twice Nov 11, 2019
- Nov 4, 2019 Washington National Opera’s The Magic Flute: That’s Entertainment and More Nov 4, 2019
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October 2019
- Oct 28, 2019 Washington National Opera’s Otello: That Darn Handkerchief Oct 28, 2019
- Oct 23, 2019 Washington National Opera’s 2019-2020 Season: Otello Leads Off a Season of Relevance Oct 23, 2019
- Oct 15, 2019 Virginia Opera’s Tosca: Let Me Paint You a Picture Oct 15, 2019
- Oct 10, 2019 Pittsburgh Opera's 2019-2020 Season: Blockbusters and a New App Starting Saturday Oct 10, 2019
- Oct 1, 2019 Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O19, part IV: Death Becomes Him Oct 1, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 27, 2019 Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O19, part III: Breaking News Sep 27, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 Opera Philadelphia Festival O19, part II: Three Oranges Minus Two Oranges Equals? Sep 25, 2019
- Sep 21, 2019 Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O19, part I: Handel Gets His Sexy Back Sep 21, 2019
- Sep 17, 2019 MDLO’s Il Tabarro and Cavalleria Rusticana: This Time the Veterans Show How It’s Done Sep 17, 2019
- Sep 12, 2019 Santa Fe Opera 2019, part III: A Primal Cosi fan tutte Sep 12, 2019
- Sep 9, 2019 Santa Fe Opera 2019, Part II: The Thirteenth Child Premiere Sep 9, 2019
- Sep 4, 2019 Santa Fe Opera 2019, part I: The Fan Experience Sep 4, 2019
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August 2019
- Aug 28, 2019 Getting More Out of Tosca: Virginia Opera’s Lillian Groag and Adam Turner Aug 28, 2019
- Aug 21, 2019 Virginia Opera’s 2019-2020 Season: Tosca Leads Off A Winning Lineup Aug 21, 2019
- Aug 12, 2019 Wolf Trap Opera’s The Barber of Seville: Watching Stars Being Born Aug 12, 2019
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July 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 Opera Philadelphia’s Season 2019-2020: And Yes, Festival O19! Jul 30, 2019
- Jul 23, 2019 Wolf Trap Opera’s Ariadne auf Naxos: From Chaos Emerges Love Jul 23, 2019
- Jul 16, 2019 Met Opera’s “In Cinemas” 2019-2020 Season: Tickets Available, Wednesday, July 17 Jul 16, 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 Two Engaging Opera Movies (Not Videos): “Tosca” (1976) and “Don Giovanni” (1979) Jul 7, 2019
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June 2019
- Jun 28, 2019 Wolf Trap Opera’s “The World Turned Upside Down”: a Funny Merlin, a Brilliant Emperor Jun 28, 2019
- Jun 25, 2019 Wolf Trap Opera and the NOI+Festival’s Engaging L’Heure Espagnole Jun 25, 2019
- Jun 19, 2019 Pittsburgh Festival Opera 2019: Wagner, Strauss, Puccini, and Mister Rogers Jun 19, 2019
- Jun 10, 2019 Maryland Lyric Opera’s “An Evening of Puccini”: An Opera Uprising in Suburban Maryland Jun 10, 2019
- Jun 4, 2019 Steven Blier: 25th Anniversary Concert - A Body of Thought and a Festival of Song Jun 4, 2019
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May 2019
- May 31, 2019 Wolf Trap Opera’s 2019 Summer Season: Here Comes the Judge! May 31, 2019
- May 23, 2019 I Love Opera: Five Why Nots and Over 15 Crazy Ideas May 23, 2019
- May 21, 2019 The Choral Arts Society of Washington Saves the Best for Last May 21, 2019
- May 14, 2019 Washington National Opera’s Tosca: It’s Tosca And We Will Be Expecting You. May 14, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 29, 2019 Pittsburgh Opera’s Don Pasquale: One part Donizetti, one part Oropesa…Stir Apr 29, 2019
- Apr 24, 2019 Opera Lafayette/Heartbeat Opera’s La Susanna: Opera's Back to the Future Apr 24, 2019
- Apr 16, 2019 31st Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition: Awesome, Winners All! Apr 16, 2019
- Apr 8, 2019 Washington Concert Opera’s Zelmira: A Bel Canto Showpiece for Concert Opera Apr 8, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Bel Canto, the Short Course – Exam on Friday Apr 1, 2019
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March 2019
- Mar 26, 2019 Virginia Opera’s Madama Butterfly: Why We Love Opera Mar 26, 2019
- Mar 24, 2019 Maryland Opera - Granddaughter of the Baltimore Opera Company: Second Event Mar 24, 2019
- Mar 21, 2019 WNO’s Faust: The Devil Made Me Like It Mar 21, 2019
- Mar 18, 2019 Maryland Lyric Opera’s “An Evening of Mozart”: How Opera Might Have Been Mar 18, 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 WNO’s Eugene Onegin: Opera in a Box Mar 11, 2019
- Mar 6, 2019 Baltimore Concert Opera’s The Flying Dutchman: Hale and Hearty, Mates! Mar 6, 2019
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February 2019
- Feb 28, 2019 Getting It Off My Chest: The Superbowl Commercial Mercedes Should Have Made Feb 28, 2019
- Feb 23, 2019 Knights of the Opera Table 2019: How’d My Favorite Opera Critics Do? Feb 23, 2019
- Feb 19, 2019 Virginia Opera’s The Elixir of Love: Boy Meets Girl and Nobody Dies Feb 19, 2019
- Feb 12, 2019 WCO and WTO’s Le Vin Herbé: A Requiem For All Who Love Feb 12, 2019
- Feb 9, 2019 Opera Lafayette’s Radamisto: Faithful Women, Great Music, and Spirited Dancing Feb 9, 2019
- Feb 1, 2019 WTO and WCO’s Le vin herbé: A collaboration initiated in the 12th century arrives Feb 9-10 Feb 1, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 15, 2019 “Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera”: Hello, I’m Vivien and I will Be Your Guide Today Jan 15, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 20, 2018 The Fan Experience of Attending Live Opera: The Agony and the Ecstasy Dec 20, 2018
- Dec 7, 2018 From DC to Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to Richmond: Where to See Opera in the Mid-Atlantic Dec 7, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 27, 2018 Holiday Gift Idea: Books For Your Opera Lover and the Newbie, Too Nov 27, 2018
- Nov 21, 2018 Washington Concert Opera’s Sapho: Team WCO Pulls Out a Win for Gounod Nov 21, 2018
- Nov 18, 2018 Baltimore Concert Opera’s L’Amico Fritz: Mixed Success With A Vault Opera Nov 18, 2018
- Nov 14, 2018 Washington National Opera’s Silent Night: An Opera Christmas Classic Nov 14, 2018
- Nov 5, 2018 Virginia Opera’s Don Giovanni: Provocative and Funny Nov 5, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 31, 2018 Opera Lafayette’s Cerere Placata: Those Crazy Rich Neapolitans Oct 31, 2018
- Oct 26, 2018 Director Lillian Groag Talks about Don Giovanni: Hers Will Be Mozart’s Version Oct 26, 2018
- Oct 11, 2018 Virginia Opera’s Street Scene: It Looks Just Like Us Oct 11, 2018
- Oct 8, 2018 Washington National Opera’s La Traviata: Breathing New Life Into Violetta Oct 8, 2018
- Oct 4, 2018 Met Opera’s Live HD in Cinemas Broadcasts Begin Saturday: Ten Operas in New Season Oct 4, 2018
- Oct 1, 2018 Washington National Opera’s 2018-2019 Season: It’s Here, Something For Everyone Oct 1, 2018
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September 2018
- Sep 27, 2018 O18’s Brenda di Lammermoor or is it Laurent di Lammermoor? Sep 27, 2018
- Sep 25, 2018 O18’s Sky on Swings: Like Alzheimer's, Bleak, But Human Sep 25, 2018
- Sep 22, 2018 Maryland Lyric Opera’s La Fanciulla del West: MDLO Proves Me Wrong Sep 22, 2018
- Sep 14, 2018 “Sound Health 2018” at the Kennedy Center: Building the Case for Music Sep 14, 2018
- Sep 5, 2018 Pittsburgh Opera’s 2018-2019 Season: Two Seasons Actually Sep 5, 2018
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August 2018
- Aug 24, 2018 Baltimore Concert Opera’s 2018-2019 Season: Ten Years Strong Aug 24, 2018
- Aug 16, 2018 Maryland Lyric Opera 2018-2019: Something’s Abuzz in Bethesda Aug 16, 2018
- Aug 6, 2018 Wolf Trap Opera’s Rigoletto: Well Done WTO! Aug 6, 2018
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July 2018
- Jul 30, 2018 Virginia Opera’s 2018-2019 Season: An “American Opera” and Three Italian Classics Jul 30, 2018
- Jul 19, 2018 Wolf Trap Opera’s Romeo et Juliette: Great Music, True Love, and Lots of Kissing Jul 19, 2018
- Jul 16, 2018 Hamilton delivers: whether it’s opera Is not the point Jul 16, 2018
- Jul 12, 2018 Opera Philadelphia’s 2018-2019 Season: September’s Festival O18 Plus Four Operas in 2019 Jul 12, 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 28, 2018 “The Music of Silence”: A Movie About Andrea Bocelli You Might Have Missed Jun 28, 2018
- Jun 25, 2018 Wolf Trap Opera’s Idomeneo: The Only Italian Poet in Salzburg Jun 25, 2018
- Jun 21, 2018 Pittsburgh Festival Opera 2018: 17 Days of Mission Inspired Creativity Jun 21, 2018
- Jun 17, 2018 Critics List: Susan Galbraith, DC Theatre Scene Jun 17, 2018
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May 2018
- May 30, 2018 Wolf Trap Opera’s Summer of 2018: Making Opera Fun Returns May 31 May 30, 2018
- May 8, 2018 Washington National Opera’s Candide: Excellent Broadway Comes to the Kennedy Center May 8, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Washington National Opera’s The Barber of Seville: Is It Too Funny? May 4, 2018
- May 1, 2018 OperaDelaware’s Puccini Festival: Well Worth the Drive (120 miles) May 1, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 26, 2018 Met’s Cendrillon Live HD in Cinemas on Saturday, April 28 (Encores on May 2): Best Met Offering This Year? Apr 26, 2018
- Apr 22, 2018 Baltimore Concert Opera’s Gianni Schicchi and Buoso’s Ghost: Seven Revelations Apr 22, 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Opera and the Struggle for Beauty: MLDO’s Young Artist Concert, Free, April 20 Apr 16, 2018
- Apr 11, 2018 Virginia Opera’s Rachele di Lammermoor Could Be the Lucia You Will Remember Apr 11, 2018
- Apr 9, 2018 Met’s Luisa Miller Live HD in Cinemas on Saturday, April 14: Why You Should Go Apr 9, 2018
- Apr 2, 2018 Director Kyle Lang on Staging Lucia di Lammermoor, Beginning with the Costumes Apr 2, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 25, 2018 National Symphony Orchestra’s Verdi Requiem: A Concert and a Happening Mar 25, 2018
- Mar 22, 2018 Pittsburgh Opera’s Moby Dick: Enjoyable Music and a Classic Tale for Young and Old Mar 22, 2018
- Mar 15, 2018 NSO’s March 22-24 Verdi's Requiem: The Backstory Mar 15, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 WNO’s Don Carlo: Verdi’s Masterpiece with Singers and Conductor to Match Mar 8, 2018
- Mar 5, 2018 Candlelight Concert Society: Reaching Out to Kids, Reaching Out to a Community Mar 5, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 26, 2018 Baltimore Concert Opera’s Sweeney Todd: A Sell-out Crowd and a Standing Ovation Feb 26, 2018
- Feb 22, 2018 Flash Report: Free MDLO Young Artists Concert This Friday Evening in Bethesda, MD Feb 22, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 WCO’s Maria di Rohan Singers Deliver on Maestro Walker’s Promise Feb 20, 2018
- Feb 20, 2018 Virginia Opera’s Excellent Dream and Me: One of Us Got Better in Act II Feb 20, 2018
- Feb 15, 2018 Attending Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream? Do you Dare? Feb 15, 2018
- Feb 9, 2018 Preview of Washington Concert Opera’s February 18 Maria di Rohan: Part II, Conductor Antony Walker Answers OperaGene's Questions Feb 9, 2018
- Feb 8, 2018 Preview of Washington Concert Opera’s February 18 Maria di Rohan: Part I, Background Feb 8, 2018
- Feb 6, 2018 Was It Just a Dream? Time Travel with Opera Lafayette Feb 6, 2018
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January 2018
- Jan 30, 2018 Who Was Bubbles? Belle Miriam Silverman Jan 30, 2018
- Jan 25, 2018 Norma and Tosca on Screen This Weekend: one free and one worth the price Jan 25, 2018
- Jan 23, 2018 The Amazing American Opera Initiative 2018: Opera As Poetry Jan 23, 2018
- Jan 14, 2018 Knights of the Opera Table – Favorite Opera Critics in the Mid-Atlantic Jan 14, 2018
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December 2017
- Dec 7, 2017 Virginia Opera’s Girl: Ode to Groag and a Challenge to Directors Dec 7, 2017
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November 2017
- Nov 27, 2017 Washington Concert Opera’s La Straniera: Beautiful Voices, Beautiful Singing, Beautiful Music Nov 27, 2017
- Nov 20, 2017 The Exterminating Angel in Cinemas: The Met Done Good Nov 20, 2017
- Nov 17, 2017 Simone Dinnerstein/Telegraph Quartet Candlelight Concert: Yes, I Believe in Magic Nov 17, 2017
- Nov 13, 2017 The Exterminating Angel in Cinemas Saturday, November 18: Why You Should Go Nov 13, 2017
- Nov 8, 2017 WNO’s Alcina: Six Singers in Search of a Modern Drama Nov 8, 2017
- Nov 5, 2017 The Parker Quartet and Candlelight Concerts: Music Extraordinaire Nov 5, 2017
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October 2017
- Oct 31, 2017 BCO’s “Ambers, Arias, and IPAs” and the True Sound of Opera Voices: Sweet! Oct 31, 2017
- Oct 27, 2017 An Elegant Evening of Early Music, Compliments of Opera Lafayette Oct 27, 2017
- Oct 16, 2017 The Parker Quartet and Ligeti: What’s Happening to Me? Oct 16, 2017
- Oct 10, 2017 Virginia Opera’s Samson and Delilah: Opera Above the Hemline Oct 10, 2017
- Oct 6, 2017 Pittsburgh Opera 2017-2016 Season: Embracing the Past and the Future of Opera Oct 6, 2017
- Oct 1, 2017 Met Opera “In Cinemas” Opera Transmissions Now In OperaGene’s Sidebar Listing Oct 1, 2017
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September 2017
- Sep 25, 2017 Baltimore Concert Opera’s Guillaume Tell: Giving Voice To Rossini Sep 25, 2017
- Sep 21, 2017 O17’s The Trial of Elizabeth Cree: The First Slasher Opera, Tastefully Done Sep 21, 2017
- Sep 18, 2017 Festival O17’s The Magic Flute: A Basket of Delights in Philadelphia Sep 18, 2017
- Sep 12, 2017 Washington National Opera’s Aida: Visually Stunning and Music by Verdi Sep 12, 2017
- Sep 10, 2017 Virginia Opera 2017-2018 Season: Covering the State, Covering the Repertoire Sep 10, 2017
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August 2017
- Aug 29, 2017 Opera Philadelphia’s 2017-2018 Season: Opera Blitzkrieg And A Season Of Two Aug 29, 2017
- Aug 15, 2017 Wolf Trap Opera’s Bastianello and The Juniper Tree: Fun and A Moment of Transcendence Aug 15, 2017
- Aug 7, 2017 Washington National Opera’s 2017-2018 Season: Exciting for the New Opera Fan, Though Not for the Fan of New Opera Aug 7, 2017
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July 2017
- Jul 24, 2017 Opera America, Streaming Videos, and a La Boheme Find Jul 24, 2017
- Jul 17, 2017 Wolf Trap Opera’s Tosca: A Scarpia for the Ages Jul 17, 2017
- Jul 15, 2017 Met Live HD in Cinemas: Tickets for 2017-2018 Season Available Wednesday Jul 15, 2017
- Jul 11, 2017 Wolf Trap Opera’s Aria Jukebox: Opera Singers, Choices, And Fun! Jul 11, 2017
- Jul 7, 2017 OperaGene: Taking Stock and Seeking Suggestions Jul 7, 2017
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June 2017
- Jun 26, 2017 Wolf Trap Opera’s The Touchstone: True Love and Singing Triumph Jun 26, 2017
- Jun 25, 2017 Metropolitan Opera Tickets for the 2017-2018 Season Now on Sale Jun 25, 2017
- Jun 18, 2017 Pittsburgh Festival Opera: A Summer Six-Week Opera Festival Happening Now Jun 18, 2017
- Jun 10, 2017 Note to Readers on Absence and a Book Report on “My Nine Lives” by Leon Fleisher and Anne Midgette Jun 10, 2017
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May 2017
- May 8, 2017 WNO’s Butterfly: Not To Be Missed, Even If You’ve Seen It Before May 8, 2017
- May 3, 2017 The Summer King Will Entertain You And Touch Your Heart May 3, 2017
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April 2017
- Apr 25, 2017 Summer 2017 - Who Loves You, Baby? Wolf Trap Opera, That’s Who! Apr 25, 2017
- Apr 17, 2017 The Met’s Eugene Onegin, Fine Fare, Live In HD In Cinemas April 22 Apr 17, 2017
- Apr 10, 2017 My Third Leonore: Met Opera’s Fidelio And Discovery Of The Rule of Three Apr 10, 2017
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March 2017
- Mar 27, 2017 Virginia Opera’s Turandot Hits the Wow Button Mar 27, 2017
- Mar 20, 2017 Popular Turandot: Sensuous Music and Stunning Visual Pleasure Mar 20, 2017
- Mar 12, 2017 My First Concert Opera, My Second Leonore Mar 12, 2017
- Mar 8, 2017 Washington National Opera’s Champion: A Life Taken, A Life Lived, Forgiveness Elusive Mar 8, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 Dead Man Walking On My Heart: the Book, the Movie, and WNO’s Opera Mar 2, 2017
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February 2017
- Feb 22, 2017 Opera Lafayette and My First Leonore Feb 22, 2017
- Feb 20, 2017 Sound Health: A Win-Win-Win Program for the Arts and NIH and Patients Feb 20, 2017
- Feb 13, 2017 Virginia Opera’s Der Freischutz: The Real Magic Is In The Music Feb 13, 2017
- Feb 1, 2017 New Opera, the American Opera Initiative, and The Dictator’s Wife Feb 1, 2017
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January 2017
- Jan 19, 2017 Opera Lafayette: From Violins to Opera, Cloaked in Romance Jan 19, 2017
- Jan 11, 2017 OperaGene Is Listed In Feedspot Blog’s Ranking of Top Opera Blogs and Websites Jan 11, 2017
- Jan 8, 2017 What is “Mozart in the Jungle” about, really? Jan 8, 2017
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December 2016
- Dec 15, 2016 The Met’s L’Amour de Loin: What Can I say? Dec 15, 2016
- Dec 11, 2016 Academy of Vocal Arts, Philadelphia: Launchpad for Professional Opera Singers Dec 11, 2016
- Dec 4, 2016 Met Opera’s Precedent Shattering “L’Amour de Loin” in Cinemas on December 10 Dec 4, 2016
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October 2016
- Oct 18, 2016 The Urban Arias Experience And The ‘Hat’ Oct 18, 2016
- Oct 16, 2016 Bel Cantanti Opera 2016-2017: A Full Slate and December All To Itself Oct 16, 2016
- Oct 8, 2016 Urban Arias Now And For Six Years Serving Opera, Short, New Oct 8, 2016
- Oct 3, 2016 The New Opera, Breaking The Waves: What Would Mozart think? Oct 3, 2016
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September 2016
- Sep 26, 2016 WNO’s Season Opening, The Marriage of Figaro: The Fan Experience Sep 26, 2016
- Sep 20, 2016 “La Momma Morta”: Netrebko versus Callas Sep 20, 2016
- Sep 13, 2016 Anna Netrebko’s “Verismo”: What You Hear Depends On Where You Sit Sep 13, 2016
- Sep 7, 2016 The Pearl Fishers: Did Bizet Get It Wrong? Sep 7, 2016
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August 2016
- Aug 30, 2016 Local Colleges As Purveyors of Classical Music Aug 30, 2016
- Aug 25, 2016 Baltimore Concert Opera: Making Opera Happen, Up Close and Personal Aug 25, 2016
- Aug 19, 2016 Weekend Round Up – Opera in the Outfield, FFJ, Left-Handedness, Opera as Anti-Depressant, and Ex-iPhones Aug 19, 2016
- Aug 16, 2016 Washington Concert Opera: It’s All About The Music Aug 16, 2016
- Aug 8, 2016 La Boheme at Wolf Trap, the Missing Act, and a Lesson in Seat Selection Aug 8, 2016
- Aug 4, 2016 Why Singing Opera Could Be An Olympic Event Aug 4, 2016
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July 2016
- Jul 31, 2016 Opera: What’s In A Name? Jul 31, 2016
- Jul 29, 2016 The Thief of Bagdad (1924): An Opera Without The Singing? Jul 29, 2016
- Jul 25, 2016 New Feature: Show the Critics Some Love Jul 25, 2016
- Jul 22, 2016 WTO's L'Opera Seria Takes Opera Off Its High Horse And Makes It Fun Again Jul 22, 2016
- Jul 18, 2016 First Operas in the New Season and Ticket Availability Dates Jul 18, 2016
- Jul 16, 2016 Wagner Leitmotifs and the Optimistic Rat Jul 16, 2016
- Jul 12, 2016 Top Ten Lists Of Operas Jul 12, 2016
- Jul 8, 2016 Saturday Roundup, 7/9/2016 - Tweaks, Washington Concert Opera, Streaming Opera for Free, Non-singers Help, and Rick Steves Opera Note Jul 8, 2016
- Jul 5, 2016 L’Opera Seria at Wolf Trap: Tickets are Going, Get Yours Now Jul 5, 2016
- Jul 1, 2016 Want Fries With That Aria? Jul 1, 2016
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June 2016
- Jun 28, 2016 Aria Jukebox: The Wolf Trap Family Singers Strut Their Stuff Jun 28, 2016
- Jun 27, 2016 Note to Readers Jun 27, 2016
- Jun 26, 2016 British Musicians and Singers Gather in Trafalgar Square Following BREXIT Vote to Play “Ode to Joy” Jun 26, 2016
- Jun 24, 2016 Met Opera HD in Cinema Encore Broadcasts Over the Summer Jun 24, 2016
- Jun 20, 2016 Elegy Written On An Opera Guide Jun 20, 2016
- Jun 16, 2016 Back to Lucretia, the Barns, and Wolf Trap Opera Jun 16, 2016
- Jun 14, 2016 Opera in Barcelona Jun 14, 2016
- Jun 11, 2016 Wolf Trap Opera’s The Rape of Lucretia Jun 11, 2016
- Jun 6, 2016 Pittsburgh's SummerFest 2016: Opera to the People Jun 6, 2016
- Jun 4, 2016 Spain: Two Transcendent Experiences Jun 4, 2016
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May 2016
- May 11, 2016 Opera Live: Praise for the Local Options, More of Them Than You Might Think May 11, 2016
- May 7, 2016 Round Four, the Ring’s Final Round: Like Brunnhilde, Now We Know All May 7, 2016
- May 5, 2016 Round Three: Siegfried and the Best Darn Iron Dragon Ever May 5, 2016
- May 4, 2016 Round Two: Parachuting In with the Valkyries May 4, 2016
- May 1, 2016 Round One: into the Ring with The Rhinegold May 1, 2016
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April 2016
- Apr 29, 2016 Saturday Roundup of Things Opera Apr 29, 2016
- Apr 28, 2016 On the Future of Opera: Tinder-ly Calling Apr 28, 2016
- Apr 25, 2016 Biological Variation and the Man Who Didn’t Like Operas by Mozart Apr 25, 2016
- Apr 24, 2016 Virginia Opera’s The Flying Dutchman: Both Thrilling and Wildly Incoherent Apr 24, 2016
- Apr 22, 2016 Saturday Roundup of Things Opera Apr 22, 2016
- Apr 21, 2016 Five Interesting Facts About Wilhelm Richard Wagner Apr 21, 2016
- Apr 18, 2016 WETA PBS Channel in DC to Broadcast Rigoletto on Saturday Apr 18, 2016
- Apr 15, 2016 Saturday Roundup of Things Opera Apr 15, 2016
- Apr 13, 2016 Opera Philadelphia’s 2016-2017 Season: It’s Complicated Apr 13, 2016
- Apr 9, 2016 Opera in the Movies Series: "Philadelphia" and How to Listen to Opera Apr 9, 2016
- Apr 7, 2016 Kathleen Battle: A Powerful Story, As Yet Not Told Apr 7, 2016
- Apr 6, 2016 Correction for the Apr 5 Post On Pittsburg Opera 2016-2017 Season Apr 6, 2016
- Apr 5, 2016 The Classics and a World Premiere: Pittsburgh Opera 2016-2017 Season Apr 5, 2016
- Apr 3, 2016 Be It Resolved: The Music In Opera Is More important Than The Words Apr 3, 2016
- Apr 1, 2016 Classics, a Curveball, and Opera on the Move: Virginia Opera 2016-2017 Season Apr 1, 2016
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March 2016
- Mar 28, 2016 The Young, the Old, and Dynamic Pricing: Washington National Opera’s 2016-2017 Season Mar 28, 2016
- Mar 25, 2016 The Big Bad Wolf for the Opera Newbie Mar 25, 2016
- Mar 23, 2016 Wolf Trap Opera: The Lucretia Project, and Streaming Ghosts for Free Mar 23, 2016
- Mar 22, 2016 Thing Two: "For Parents" Mar 22, 2016
- Mar 20, 2016 Plotkin’s 40 Great Next Gen Opera Singers Mar 20, 2016
- Mar 19, 2016 Thing One: "Opera Ed" Now "Opera Ed To Go" Mar 19, 2016
- Mar 17, 2016 Heads Up Opera Fans! This Saturday, March 19 Mar 17, 2016
- Mar 15, 2016 Sometimes It Happens Like That Mar 15, 2016
- Mar 14, 2016 Affordable Opera, part 2 Mar 14, 2016
- Mar 13, 2016 Affordable Opera, part 1 Mar 13, 2016
- Mar 10, 2016 Some Thoughts on Opera Critics and Reviews Mar 10, 2016
- Mar 8, 2016 Who is Philip Kennicott and Why Should You Care? Mar 8, 2016
- Mar 7, 2016 A Mini Opera Vacation to Philly and the Excitement of New Opera Mar 7, 2016
- Mar 3, 2016 Reader suggestion: Include coverage of Lyric Opera Baltimore Mar 3, 2016
- Mar 2, 2016 Pretty Good Value: the Met Opera Live-in-HD Cinema Series Mar 2, 2016
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February 2016
- Feb 29, 2016 Opera: a whole other reality Feb 29, 2016
- Feb 29, 2016 Reader comments encouraged Feb 29, 2016
- Feb 29, 2016 First, a positive message: No, No, and No Feb 29, 2016