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Around the world with the L.A. opera

A grand tour of recent productions, from the stunning to the disappointing, with stops in Troy, Seville, Paris, Sweden, Egypt, and Verona. Many unlucky lovers will not survive the trip.

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Hell and other operatic delights

From consumption to the Grand Inquisition, our intrepid opera critic risks damnation to bring us his survey of the L.A. Opera season.

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Flicka can sing, Dead Can Dance

and many other revelations have marked the recent adventures of our Los Angeles opera critic, including productions of The Grand Duchess,Pagliacci, and Parsifal, a Cecilia Bartoli recital, and--gasp!--a rock concert.

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Opera and beyond

Advocate.com's itinerant opera critic recounts recent encounters with diva Susan Graham, legend Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Los Angeles Opera productions of Strauss and Verdi.