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  1. Lucine Amara, 99, Dies; Familiar Soprano at the Met Saw Bias There

    She sang with the Metropolitan Opera for decades, often on short notice, including after lodging a successful age discrimination complaint against the company.

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    Ms. Amara as Nedda in Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” at the Metropolitan Opera in 1964.
    CreditLouis Melançon/Metropolitan Opera Archives
  2. New York Philharmonic Opens Its Season Amid Labor Talks and Troubles

    The orchestra is working to negotiate a new contract with musicians, resolve a misconduct inquiry and hire a new chief executive.

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    As it approaches the official opening of its new season at David Geffen Hall, the New York Philharmonic is facing labor and other issues.
    CreditScott Heins for The New York Times
  3. A (Very) Belated Donizetti Premiere in South Africa

    The 1838 score for “Dalinda,” which uses chunks of “Lucrezia Borgia,” was found in Naples in 2019. A student company in Cape Town just gave the first staged performance.

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    Molly Dzangare and Luvo Maranti in the world premiere staging of Donizetti’s “Dalinda.” Dzangare sang the title role and Maranti played her son, Ildemaro.
    CreditLerato Maduna
  4. R. Peter Munves, Master Marketer of Classical Music, Dies at 97

    As an executive at Columbia and RCA Records, he popularized the classics for mass audiences by applying the same techniques used to sell pop music.

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    The record executive R. Peter Munves with his collection of classical recordings in the mid-1990s. He carved out a moneymaking niche in what for much of its history has been a low-margin, struggling industry.
    CreditSteffen Thalemann
  5. Paciencia, constancia y creatividad: las claves del estrellato de Gabriela Ortiz

    La compositora residente del Carnegie Hall esta temporada, mexicana, ha dedicado su carrera a canalizar los sonidos y sensibilidades de América Latina.

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    Gabriela Ortiz, photographed at her home in Coyoacán. “There is no quiet place in Mexico City,” she said. “Everyone has something to say. And music is how we say it.”
    CreditJackie Russo for The New York Times
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