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Met Opera 2023-24 Review: The Hours
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Met Opera 2023-24 Review: The Hours

What did I just witness? was the question that I kept asking myself, and failing to answer. What was that? The experience of seeing The Hours defies description, but I will describe mine to the best of my current ability.

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Met Opera 2023-24 Cinema Review: Carmen
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Met Opera 2023-24 Cinema Review: Carmen

This was one of the best-sung Carmens in recent memory, vocally stupendous and visually thoughtful, with Carrie Cracknell offering a much-needed modern critique of the power imbalance between men and women.

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Highlights of the Met’s 2023-24 Season
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Highlights of the Met’s 2023-24 Season

On February 22, the Met revealed their 2023-24 season, the first since announcing a shift toward contemporary opera. A third of the operas are recent works, but there’s still plenty of classic repertoire.

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