opera
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Some opera critics welcomed the idea of a woman leading the Venice opera for the first time.
As Hungarian Gyorgy Kurtag, who is widely considered one of the greatest living classical composers, turns 100 on Thursday, he will offer a one-of-a-kind birthday gift to music lovers: a brand-new opera.
From Barron's
The musical-theater singers excelled in theatricality and diction, but I missed some of the lushness that we expect from opera performances.
Vaudeville troupes traveled the country by rail, performing at sites from small-town opera houses to urban theaters seating several thousand people.
Deluxe-theater owners had modeled their palaces after opera houses and temples, complete with velvet drapes, gilt ceilings and live orchestras.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
