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Time flies when Voigt is having fun!

by Erica Papillion-Posey
After a ten year absence from the Met, Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer has returned just in the nick of time–huh, not quite! There is a dedicated audience for this particular Wagner favorite, a mythical tale of a satanically accursed ship captain condemned to sail the seas forever, allowed one fleeting chance every seven years to [...]

Deborah Voigt as Senta in Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer 

On Friday, April 23, Deborah Voigt returned to the stage of New York’s Metropolitan Opera as Senta in Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), the first time she sang this psychologically and vocally intense role at the Met (seven performances through May 14).  Senta joins a list of Wagnerian heroines that Voigt has already [...]

Laurence Olivier 2010 award nominations announced

by Christie Connolley
Every year the London Theater Society recognizes the best of London Theater with these awards named after legendary actor Laurence Olivier.  This year the nominees in musicals and opera are:
New Musical: Dreamboats and Petticoats, Priscilla Queen of the Desert,  Spring Awakening,  Sister Act.
Musical Revival: Annie, Get Your Gun,  Hello Dolly!,  A Little Night [...]