Author Archives: Andy Manshel

Francesco Cilea’s opera isn’t a top-tier work, but the David McVicar production at the Met elevates it to new levels. Piotr Beczala as Maurizio and Anna Netrebko in the title role of Francesco Cilea’s ‘Adriana Lecouvreur’ Photo: Ken Howard/Met Opera By Heidi Waleson Jan. 3, 2019 3:02 p.m. ET New York Francesco Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” …

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Thank you to those who have signed up for the Facebook substitute. I went through the 800 or so FB “friends” that I have, and there were about forty that I sent invites to, who I thought might actually be interested in getting the updates. It seems to me that if a lot of people …

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