Saks died on Nov. 16 of Parkinsonism-related causes. He was 79. News of his death was confirmed by Peter Gelb of The ...

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I wrote in these pages about my discovery of Bay Ridge’s Regina Opera Company. While I did grow up in a house where the Metropolitan Opera was on the radio every Saturday, that ...

This is a very solid revival of a first-class La Bohème that provides a welcome platform for some rising stars, and of course ...

They have a mini reunion with their former producers, and head back to Altus, Arkansas, to visit the people they met during their time their (generally a positive experience, awkward at times ...

The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star and Skims founder is still catching heat for wearing Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the Met Gala in 2022. This time it’s coming from Bob Mackie ...

'La Traviata,' 'The Nutcracker,' Kwon Jin-ah and other performances to see in Korea 'La Traviata,' Dua Lipa and other shows to check out in Korea 'The Story of Lee Nal-chi,' 'Jekyll and Hyde' and ...

At least the 19th-century courtesan in La Traviata has the excuse of being confined to a rigid social structure. Not so much today, where social mobility and economic freedom have largely ...

In Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, the courtesan Violetta sacrifices her own happiness for the sake of her beloved’s family, immortalizing her love through virtuous surrender. Sean Baker’s ...

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MILAN - Milan's famed La Scala opera house kicks off its new season on Saturday with a Giuseppe Verdi drama adapted to the modern day to tell the tragedy of war, as conflicts rage around the world ...