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by BRIAN KELLOW

"Can I have twenty-four hours to decide?" That was STEPHEN WADSWORTH's response on July 18, when Met general manager PETER GELB telephoned him to ask whether he would agree to replace PETER STEIN as d...

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In Dmitri Hvorostovsky's last recording, made scarcely a year before his recent, untimely death, he tackles the most monumental Verdi assignment of all and, on his own terms, magnificently succeeds.

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Brigitte Fassbaender’s well-considered, involving new production of Capriccio at Opera Frankfurt made clear how high standards are at this company, now considered one of Germany’s best.

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This month, Opera Philadelphia presents the world premiere of Cycles of my Being, a new song cycle by composer Tyshawn Sorey that seeks to explore the realities of life as a black man in America.