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An opera based on Melville’s masterpiece, 'Moby-Dick,' docks at the Met

The Metropolitan Opera is staging a production of Herman Melville's masterpiece about a white whale, ‘Moby-Dick

The Independent UK

North Carolina radio station plans to reject broadcasts of 'inappropriate' Met operas

WCPE says that six contemporary operas being presented this season by the Metropolitan Opera — including ones dealing with violence, race and LGBTQ issues — are "unsuitable" for broadcast.

WEKU

Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version

Jake Heggie's version of “Dead Man Walking” reaches the Metropolitan Opera for the season’s opening night in a production by Tony and Olivier Award winner Ivo van Hove starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as Sister Helen Prejean

The Independent UK

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In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work

The Metropolitan Opera is broadening its repertoire this season by performing more recent operas alongside classics like “La Boheme.”

The Independent UK

Forbidden Fruit review – from Schubert to Marlene Dietrich on wide-ranging and tasty concept album

Sustaining intensity with even the tiniest sound, Appl’s baritone is velvety smooth, supported by Baillieu’s responsive piano at every turn

The Guardian - UK

The week in classical: It’s a Wonderful Life; A Child of Our Time; IMS Prussia Cove – review

ENO’s warm-hearted production of Jake Heggie’s operatic take on the classic Frank Capra film is full of poignant ironies

The Guardian - UK

It’s a Wonderful Life review – operatic adaptation is on the side of the angels

Jake Heggie’s take on the heartwarming Christmas classic has a glittering, melodic score with a gift of a role for soprano Danielle de Niese as goofy guardian angel Clara

The Guardian - UK

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