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Dear Timothée Chalamet: We Care About Opera
Violette Leonard Violette Leonard

Dear Timothée Chalamet: We Care About Opera

At its essence, art exists to bring a little wonder and beauty into our lives. Can you honestly say that opera doesn’t do that? You may not care about opera, but that does not negate the multitudes who do, just as you have millions of fans despite many others’ total indifference to you. Come to the opera, Timothée.

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

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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My Night at the Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos
Violette Leonard Violette Leonard

My Night at the Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos

It was the perfect re-introduction to the joys of live opera.

Sensational. Spectacular. Otherworldly.

I’ve never heard anyone like Lise Davidsen before, and know I never will.

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