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‘Dead Man Walking’ Icon Sister Helen Prejean: ‘I Came Alive on Death Row’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoPhoto by Amanda Edwards/Getty ImagesThere was a moment of silence as Sister Helen Prejean pondered...
Sister Helen Prejean's 'Dead Man Walking' arrives at Met in Jake Heggie's operatic version
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 9 months agoSister Helen Prejean remembered when she first spoke with Jake Heggie about adapting her book “Dead...
In break with the past, Met opera is devoting a third of its productions to recent work
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 10 months agoJake Heggie recalls that after “Dead Man Walking” premiered in San Francisco in 2000, his first...
Met cuts season to 18 operas, matching fewest in 4 decades
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThe financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is cutting its schedule to 18 productions next season,...
Weekend Box Office At $38M, Near 2022 Low Before ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Soaks Up All The Air –...
Deadline via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoSunday write-thru: What happens when there’s no wide theatrical releases and it’s the holiday season...
The Many Lives of ‘The Hours’ Echo Through Contemporary Opera
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoIt may be hard for devoted cinephiles to imagine anyone other than Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, and...
SF Conservatory buys Askonas Holt representation agency
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Conservatory added a major classical music agency to its commercial businesses, announcing Friday it was acquiring London-based Askonas Holt. Askonas' ...
‘The Hours,’ in Its Latest Adaptation, Is a Stunning Triumph for the Met: Opera Review
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoThere’s a moment in the second act of “The Hours,” the Metropolitan Opera’s superb new offering by...
‘The Hours’ Turns Again—From Book to Movie to All-Star Opera
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoEvan Zimmerman/Met OperaThe most striking and effective thing in the Metropolitan Opera and...
After fine-tuning, 'The Hours' with Fleming opens at the Met
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoKevin Puts’ “The Hours” has had more than a few hours of changes since it was first heard in a pair...