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REVIEW: Bulgarian Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Debuts Memorable Mimì in Middling 'La Bohème' at Metropolitan Opera
Recently, the Metropolitan Opera has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Be it pre-season labor disputes with the man Peter Gelb, opening night unrest care of Leon Klinghoffer and Rudy Guiliani or just a simple technical glitch during the broadcast at your local cinema, what's been lost as of late is a lot. Such controversies, however inflated, do obscure the institution's real mission statement. First and perhaps foremost, is the fact that the Met remains this country's most enduring repertory company. For every Klinghoffer or Iolanta premiere in 2014-15, there are as many, if not more, reheated Aidas and prefab Meistersingers. Come the holidays, highly touted new productions of Le Nozze di Figaro and The Merry Widow will run alongside evergreen faire like Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Hansel and Gretel. And, let's be honest, it is the latter, lighter of these programming options that the casual opera-goer is wont to experience there at Lincoln Center. In fact, Mr. Gelb is banking on it. [REVIEW] Boyz II Men Perform 'I'll make Love to You', 'Water Runs Dry', New Album 'Collide' at Resorts World Casino New York City
Boyz II Men (Photo : Courtesy Resorts World Casino New York City/Shavone Williams Public Relations) On a cold and rainy night in New York City, as my bus from Philadelphia pulls up to 34th Street, nothing but panic rushes through my veins as I run with my umbrella, avoiding having my straightened hair ruined as I gun it for the express A train to head to Resorts World Casino New York City to hear one of the world's legendary R&B groups Boyz II Men perform live for the first time in my life.
