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Nixon in China |
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| Long Beach Opera | | | Michael Chioldi produced a superb Nixon |
| Old story gets new legs from Long Beach Opera |
| Its new production did Adams proud |
| John Adams' masterpiece gives the LBO another triumph |
| Chioldi imbued Nixon with a range of personality traits beyond the paranoia typically associated with the president |
| Powerful ping-pong diplomacy |
| Long Beach Opera revives ‘Nixon in China’ |
| Richard M. Nixon and Mao Zedong dance at smashing Long Beach Opera “Nixon in China” |
| Hamlet |
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| Washington National Opera | | | Ophelia outing |
| 'Hamlet' has been onstage a lot lately - but as an opera, exercise caution |
| Ophelia astounds in Washington National Opera's "Hamlet" |
| Washington National Opera's 'Hamlet' done in Cold War style |
| "Hamlet" packs musical, theatrical power |
| A questionable work of opera |
| Le nozze di Figaro |
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| Hawaii Opera Theatre | | | Talented cast shines in lustrous 'Figaro' |
| The Fall of the House of Usher | |
| Opéra français de New York | | | La Chute de la Maison Usher et Le Diable dans le beffroi à New York |
| Debussy’s homage to Poe, with the blanks filled in |
| Fragments of a hallucination |
| The Consul |
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| Glimmerglass Opera | | | Citro tries to make her Magda into something more than a passive victim |
| Glimmerglass offers drama and comedy |
| Stars shine at Glimmerglass |
| Melissa Citro brings vocal power and tremendous range to the role of Madga |
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MICHAEL CHIOLDI
Michael Chioldi is one of North America's premiere operatic baritones. He has performed at nearly every major American opera house, and internationally he has appeared in Japan, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Macau and Spain.
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Washington National Opera's Hamlet undergoes another cast change | | Washington National Opera, which opens a production of "Hamlet" May 19, has been through it's to-sing-or-not-to-sing troubles. |
WNO Hamlet update | | Carlos Alvarez, originally announced for the lead role, has withdrawn from the production; the role will be sung instead by Michael Chioldi and Liam Bonner. |
A night out with Nixon | | An evening out with Michael Chioldi, who takes the role of the late President Nixon in the Long Beach Opera’s production of Nixon in China. |
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3 Jun 10 / Opera News
