Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Two weeks ago, AGMA, working for the Met chorus, dancers, and soloists, finished negotiations with the Metropolitan Opera and agreed on a final deal for all the groups of artists {…}
Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Over the last few weeks, American theatres began to announce their plans for the new season. And suddenly, for the audience, which is still a bit preoccupied with domestic issues {…}
(Photo: Finn Hackshaw) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Last week, like many people in Italy, I wondered if the country would switch to a yellow zone and public events and outdoor cafes would be allowed {…}
Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. This week, many of you, I guess, got a chance to watch then new production of “Parsifal” staged by Kirill Serebrennikov at the Wiener Staatsoper. I also got a chance {…}
Throughout its history, the $244.4 billion film industry, has relied heavily on historical embellishment for its “narrative spice,” these choices often creating ethical challenges. For example, despite being crowned Best Picture at the 2013 Oscar Awards, the harrowing film “Argo,” a tale about the ersatz American film crew tasked with saving six captive Americans from Iran, is chock-full of historical {…}
(Photo: Joel Filipe) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. This week, the opera world discussed breaking news — a COVID-19 Outbreak during rehearsals for a “Peter Grimes” production at Teatro Real de Madrid has vaulted the {…}
(Photo by Jesse Hammer) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most essential topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. On March 25, Opera Australia renewed its activity starting with a run of “La Traviata” at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. Director Constantine Costi reapproached {…}
(Photo by Natasha Spencer / Total Shape) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most sensitive topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. On March 24, Opera Managers Association International issued an open letter, demanding “solutions” to the Global Culture Drain. During a month marking one {…}
After writing my initial article at the beginning of January 2021 regarding the conflict at the Met, I found that a lot of readers had little understanding of what was actually going on. How come the Met workers have been deprived of their sources of livelihood for months, and then, why didn’t they want to accept General Manager Peter Gelb’s {…}
(Photo by Jamie Street) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most sensitive topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. James Levine died. And the short and direct words of facts seem the only way to speak about it. A very controversial and big persona of {…}
(Photo: Marco Montero) Every Friday, Polina Lyapustina delivers a short essay on some of the most sensitive topics in the industry with the intent of establishing a dialogue about the opera world and its future. Opera in Italy today is going through tough times, and not only because of the pandemic. Both smaller and larger institutions are being left to survive {…}