Women in the industry are speaking out about what they feel are cancellations motivated by their appearance rather than sound, even as there is a belief that pregnancy and childbirth have positive effects on the voice.
Tag: Opera
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San Francisco Becomes an Opera Capital
Audiences could take in works by Strauss and Kaija Saariaho, as well as a new one by Gabriela Lena Frank about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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It’s the End of an Era at the Metropolitan Opera
As the 2022-23 season ends, the country’s largest performing arts institution looks ahead to a future of fewer titles.
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Kaija Saariaho, Pathbreaking Finnish Composer, Is Dead at 70
She brought new textures to modernist music, sometimes using electronics, and became the first female composer to have two operas staged by the Met.
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Gustavo Dudamel to Resign From Paris Opera
The conductor will depart in August, the opera house said, four years ahead of schedule and after just two seasons in the job.