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An Interview With Kathryn Lewek
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An Interview With Kathryn Lewek

Though Kathryn Lewek is undoubtedly best known as the definitive Queen of the Night in Die Zauberflöte, she has far more roles and range up her sleeve than just Mozart’s imperious monarch.

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Met Opera 2023-24 Review: Lise Davidsen in Recital
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Met Opera 2023-24 Review: Lise Davidsen in Recital

What better way to welcome the new season than with a smashing, double-encore, spine-tingling recital from La Davidsen? Lise is the Queen of Opera. Call her the new Callas, Nilsson, Flagstad, as you like it, but she’s really the one and only Lise.

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Met Opera Radio Review: Die Zauberflöte
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Met Opera Radio Review: Die Zauberflöte

The Met’s stupendous 2022-23 season draws to a close with Simon McBurney’s imaginative new production of Mozart’s delightful Die Zauberflöte. The voices are gorgeous, but it’s hard for me to stay positive about birthday-suit suits.

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