Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over ...
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Paul Plishka, Prolific Soloist at the Met, Dies at 83
Known for his liquid bass tones and flawless diction, he appeared in 88 roles, many of them comic, over 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.
The late Pauline Oliveros is having her moment. How Long Beach Opera is making it even bigger
Long Beach Opera embarks on a risky, unprecedented season centered on pioneering composer Pauline Oliveros. "We’re just going ...
At the Met’s Laffont Voice Competition, everyone’s a critic
Soprano Michelle Mariposa, tenor Angel Gomez and soprano Kresley Figueroa shared top prize at the Middle Atlantic regionals, ...
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At a Gilded Florida Resort, Anna Netrebko Tries U.S. Comeback
Putin. It was, perhaps, a comedown since her last appearance, a starry New Year’s Eve gala in 2019 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where, as the company’s prima donna, she commanded an ...
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Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
Plishka died Monday at a hospice in Wilmington, North Carolina, his wife, Sharon Thomas, said Wednesday. His Met career spanned generations, from a debut as the Monk alongside Renata Tebaldi ...
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First exhibition on North Carolina founder of the National Negro Opera Company closing soon
The first-ever exhibition on Madison, North Carolina native and classical music trailblazer Mary Cardwell Dawson will close ...
Opera singer to star at fundraiser
The Barn Theatre, 321 Fourth St. S.W., Willmar, is hosting An Evening with Andrew Wilkowske at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 20 at the theater. Wilkowske, who will headline the evening, is a Willmar ...
Magic of Opera Orlando’s lush ‘Cendrillon’ flickers in spots | Review
Jules Massenet’s “Cendrillon” — that’s “Cinderella” in French — has beautiful melodies that delightfully conjure up longing, hope and love. Opera Orlando conjures up its own magic with its staging, ...
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Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
FILE - Paul Plishka as the Grand Inquisitor, left, and Sergei Larin as Don Carlo, perform in the opera "Don Carlo" by Giuseppe Verdi during a rehearsal at the Salzburg Festival’s Grosses ...
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Paul Plishka, whose Metropolitan Opera career spanned 51 years, dies at age 83
(AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File) Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over 51 years, has died. He was 83. Plishka died ...