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CURRENT ISSUE
SIMON KEENLYSIDE STARS IN THE MET'S NEW HAMLET
The Met Premiere of
The Nose
From South Pacific to
Shostakovich:
Baritone Paulo Szot
Artist at Work: William
Kentridge
Jordan Shanahan
A New Nixon Recording
Aprile Millo
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On the Record: Riccardo Muti
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F. PAUL DRISCOLL listens to the maestro's expansive discography and examines some of the highlights, ranging from performances of works by Nino Rota and Respighi to interpretations of Verdi and Bellini.
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A Prince Apart
Simon Keenlyside's singular gifts have made him one of classical music's most admired artists, but he has no use for media hype. WILLIAM R. BRAUN visits with the baritone, whose celebrated interpretation of Hamlet will be broadcast by the Met on March 27.
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Black Comedy Tonight
Shostakovich’s The Nose, which arrives at the Met for the first time this month, has plenty of wit — but the laughs may leave you unsettled and unnerved. LAUREL E. FAY considers the work's unique musical makeup.
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The Power of Myth
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Stephen Langridge, director of Lyric Opera of Chicago's new production of La Damnation de Faust, chats with ADAM WASSERMAN about staging Berlioz's unstageable opera of the mind's eye.
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The Two Worlds of Paulo Szot
The Brazilian baritone attracted lots of favorable attention with his performances as Escamillo, Belcore and Count Almaviva, but it was his Tony-winning turn as Emile de Becque in Lincoln Center Theater's South Pacific that made him a star. Szot arrives at the Met this month in The Nose. JENNIFER MELICK reports.
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