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Paradise InterruptedLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Eastern promises: Jennifer Wen Ma reinvigorates Kunqu Opera |
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'Paradise Interrupted' fuses eastern manners with western narrative |
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Huang Ruo’s “Paradise, Interrupted” proves compelling at Lincoln Center |
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A powerful opera of eastern and western allure |
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Delusion of the FuryLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
The composer’s bizarre, complex work was an assault on the senses |
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Partch offers a fascinating alternative universe at Lincoln Center |
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‘Delusion of the Fury,’ with new Partch instruments |
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DaphneLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Operatic rarities by Strauss and Donizetti get stagings at the Lincoln Center Festival and Caramoor |
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The Tsar's BrideLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
A heavenly marriage with the Bolshoi Opera at Lincoln Center Festival |
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A compelling performance by the Bolshoi Opera of Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera |
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Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, whose association with the Bolshoi dates back to 1951, entered to a huge ovation |
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Bolshoi begins New York Residency with a superb Tsar’s Bride |
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When Ivan the Terrible is irrepressibly terrific |
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Bolshoi arrives with drama, some onstage
‘The Tsar’s Bride,’ at Lincoln Center Festival.
‘The Tsar’s Bride,’ at Lincoln Center Festival.
The PassengerLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() |
"The Passenger" was powerful in Houston. It's even stronger in New York |
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A harrowing evening with The Passenger at Park Avenue Armory |
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David Pountney directs this imposing production of Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Holocaust opera |
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Houston Grand Opera delivers powerful experience with “The Passenger” |
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Auschwitz at the Park Avenue Armory |
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The problems, and power, of The Passenger |
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What lies beneath: A haunting Nazi past |
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The grand illusion, the greater horror |
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The Passenger debuts in New York
Chance encounter by Catholic Auschwitz survivor inspires opera now having New York debut.
Chance encounter by Catholic Auschwitz survivor inspires opera now having New York debut.
Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera The Passenger comes to New York
The Passenger, Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera about the Holocaust, performed by the Houston Grand Opera and directed by David Pountney, will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2014.
The Passenger, Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera about the Holocaust, performed by the Houston Grand Opera and directed by David Pountney, will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2014.
Monkey: Journey to the WestLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Monkey business |
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Gorillaz bandmates make 'Monkey: Journey to the West' a barrel of fun |
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Striking visuals and dynamic performers are undermined by ragged storytelling |
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An imp makes detours on the road to enlightenment |
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Feng Yi TingLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Atom Egoyan directs a mesmerising staging of Guo Wenjing’s opera about a wily courtesan |
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“Feng Yi Ting” offers a mesmerizing take on the opera femme fatale |
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Orfeo ed EuridiceLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
An ‘Orpheus’ to die for |
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Squeezing all the love out of a love story |
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In the Lincoln Center Festival's 'Orpheus,' the theater has its double |
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EmilieLincoln Center FestivalNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
Elizabeth Futral sings the title role with astonishing purity |
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'Emilie' draws audience into life of 18th-century physicist, mathematician and philosopher |
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All alone onstage, singing songs of a tumultuous life |
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Kaija Saariaho opera gets New York premiere |
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Saariaho’s “Émilie” makes triumphant New York debut at Lincoln Center Festival |
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Diva’s endurance test
Elizabeth Futral plays two very different characters in two very different places, with a 139-mile commute.
Elizabeth Futral plays two very different characters in two very different places, with a 139-mile commute.
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Nigel Redden, director of Lincoln Center Festival, to step down |
Lincoln Center Festival director Nigel Redden will step down in September 2017 from his leadership role with the internationally-focused festival after a tenure of almost two decades. |
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The Passenger debuts in New York |
Chance encounter by Catholic Auschwitz survivor inspires opera now having New York debut. |
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera The Passenger comes to New York |
The Passenger, Mieczyslaw Weinberg's 1968 opera about the Holocaust, performed by the Houston Grand Opera and directed by David Pountney, will be presented as part of Lincoln Center Festival 2014. |
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A holocaust opera is coming to New York |
Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s 1968 opera “The Passenger” will come to New York as part of the Lincoln Center Festival in July. |
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Musical by Gorillaz duo to get run in Lincoln Center Festival |
“Monkey: Journey to the West,” a music and theater mash-up that also includes cartoon segments, martial arts and acrobatics, will open the Lincoln Center Festival this summer. |
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