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Virtual classical picks to pack the shortest month
Michael Andor Brodeur, The Washington Post
Feb. 4, 2021
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February is a short month in what already feels like a long year. But don t let it blow by without digging into its packed schedule (yes, these are snow references) of classical streams. Here s a half-dozen to get you started.
- Met Nightly Opera Streams
The Metropolitan Opera approaches a full year of its popular series of free Met Nightly Opera Streams with a two-week celebration of Black History Month, featuring performances from some of the greatest Black singers to take its stage. On Feb. 5 you can hear Kathleen Battle sing Susanna in Jean-Pierre Ponnelle s 1985 production of Mozart s Le Nozze di Figaro ( The Marriage of Figaro ); on Feb. 6, Battle and Jessye Norman star (as Zerbinetta and Ariadne, respectively) in Bodo Igesz s 1988 production of Strauss s Ariadne auf Naxos ; and on Feb. 7, Shirley Verrett leads Tito Gobbi s 1978 staging