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Roberto Devereux at the Metropolitan Opera

Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the extraordinary challenge of singing all three of Donizetti’s Tudor queen operas in the course of a single season, a rare feat made famous by Beverly Sills—and not attempted on a New York stage since. … Continue reading

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Conductor Riccardo Frizza leads the rehearsal for Norma at the Metropolitan Opera.

NORMA Approximate running time 3 hrs. 5 min. Only the greatest of sopranos are up to the challenge of Bellini’s crowd-pleaser of bel canto fireworks, which is why Sondra Radvanovsky, followed by Angela Meade, is cast in the title role. … Continue reading

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