First reports from British tenor Freddie de Tommaso’s Metropolitan Opera debut last night speak of standing Os and whoops of approval.
Lise Davidsen, who was singing her first Met Tosca, was applauded before she even opened her larynx.
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Dear Alma, A member of my chamber ensemble is always late for rehearsals, barely makes our flights, and the other week we had to delay our start time for a concert because they misread the […]
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