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Jul 9, 2019 · Opera companies around the world are grappling with an ever-widening gap between a repertoire frozen in time and an increasingly critical audience.
- Caitlin Vincent
Apr 9, 2024 · Today, opera is at a critical juncture, challenged by the pandemic yet poised for a renaissance. The traditional image of opera as an elitist art form is being dismantled, making way for a...
Nov 30, 2023 · Why is opera so unpopular? One big reason why many Americans aren’t exposed to opera is due to our educational system not providing adequate funding for arts education, owing to...
Aug 27, 2024 · Today, opera still seems to many a reflection of a hierarchical and exclusionary society. Thinking about opera as burying or at least challenging the status quo may seem antithetical to its...
- Yuval Sharon
- Reality: Opera Can Be Free Or Cheaper Than A Movie.
- Reality: Opera Is Thrilling, Timeless, and Relevant to Today's Society.
- Lity: Operas Can Range in Length from 15 Minutes to 3.5 hours.
Opera companies are often sneered at for having ridiculously over-priced tickets to their performances. And while it's true that at some venues ticket costs can rival artists like Ariana Grande or Transiberian Orchestra front row seats, most opera companies are now offering tickets as low as $10, or performances that are completely free! Check your...
Who can blame people for thinking that people singing non-stop about ancient topics that aren't relevant to today's society would be boring? But opera is anything BUT boring! Take La bohème for example: such a thrilling plot that its story has been translated to the popular Broadway musical Rent. How aboutLa Traviata? You might recognize the plot p...
Gone are the days of two-intermission operas! ...Well...not completely. Opera companies will still do those 3 and 4 act classic operas, but more and more companies are moving away from this format and offering performances that are about the length of a feature film. Some operas are even shorter than that and clock in anywhere from 45 minutes in le...
It's been a bummer being an opera fan recently (off the top of my head: San Diego closing + the Met having financial difficulties, and those are just the very recent examples). Why is our industry having so much trouble supporting itself? Do you think it can be fixed? If yes, how so?
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Oct 16, 2023 · Opera is far from static, and modern adaptations prove that it can evolve. Innovative directors are bringing new life to classic pieces, while new compositions tackle contemporary issues.
