Will classical music still have a place in Syria? First concert since Assad’s ousting held
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed for free in an unheated hall, reflections of the dire economic toll of the ...
Review: Strauss’s ‘Salome,’ Squeezed Down to Some Clarinets
Heartbeat Opera specializes in daring reductions of the classics, and this may be its most implausible undertaking yet.
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Syria’s national symphony plays 1st concert since the fall of Assad
Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed last week at the Damascus opera house. As hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler explain, musicians and audiences alike expressed relief that the arts are ...
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At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future
after watching his first concert at the opera house. Yamama al-Haw, 42, said the venue was "a very dear place". "What we see ...
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Damascus opera house welcomes first concert since ouster of al-Assad
Syria's national symphony orchestra takes to the stage for its first concert at Damascus opera house since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. After Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad on December 8, the orchestra ...
Review: Two Operas Come Knocking on the Canon’s Door
Rarities that deserve their place in opera returned to stages last week: “Die Tote Stadt,” in Boston, and “L’Amant Anonyme,” ...
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Damascus Appeals to Expatriates and Investors To Rebuild War-Torn Nation
Syria participated for the first time in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The 55 th edition of the forum, ...
As Syrians rebuild, hope collides with painful memories in a Damascus suburb
After the fall of Syria's despotic Assad regime, life is slowly returning to one Damascus suburb, where the violence and ...
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Forgotten for 138 years, a Black composer's magnum opus finds a stage
Morgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.