Yuval Sharon to direct Met Opera's new stagings of Wagner's Ring Cycle and `Tristan und Isolde'
Yuval Sharon, an American known for innovative productions, will direct the Metropolitan Operaโs next stagings of Wagnerโs Ring Cycle and โTristan und Isolde,โ both starring soprano Lise Davidsen and conducted by music director Yannick Nรฉzet-Sรฉguin.
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Tenor moves out of Anna Netrebko's shadow
โWhen I would perform, people would listen and say, 'OK, let's see, is he really good or does he have the job because he's the husband of Anna Netrebko.' He's singing because he's himself. He is onstage almost throughout the entire opera, singing a melodic line that is centered in the middle and lower register of the voice but jumps repeatedly to full-throttle high notes. โIt's a very huge role, it's endless work,โ said Eyvazov, who had sung the part once before at Moscow's Bolshoi Opera. In particular, Tristan in โTristan und Isoldeโ โ considered one of the most difficult of all tenor roles.
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Met Opera to hold celebration of Jessye Norman on Nov. 24
NEW YORK, NY โ The Metropolitan Opera will hold a tribute to Jessye Norman on Nov. 24 that celebrates the life and career of the late soprano. Latonia Moore, Eric Owens, Lise Davidsen, J'Nai Bridges and Leah Hawkins are scheduled to perform, the company said Wednesday, along with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, pianist Mark Markham, composer/pianist Damien Sneed, the Met chorus and the Met's "Porgy and Bess" chorus. Speakers will include Anna Deavere Smith, Gloria Steinem and former French Culture Minister Jack Lang. Norman died Sept. 30 at age 74. She was hailed at the Met for her Wagnerian performances as Elisabeth in "Tannhaeuser," Sieglinde in "Die Walkuere" and Kundry in "Parsifal," and for the title role in Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos."