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The story of the German repertory at the Washington National Opera this year was supposed to be triumphant: the conclusion of the company’s “American Ring” cycle. Instead, it’s been about cancellations: the postponement of the “Ring,” the ill health of the company’s music director, Heinz Fricke, and…

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Washington National Opera’s ‘Ariadne auf Naxos’ Opens at the Kennedy Center (Washington Post)

Mahler’s magnum opus to nature, his Symphony No. 3, is the longest symphony in the standard repertoire the first movement alone runs a half-hour or more. Conducted by music director Stefan Sanderling, it takes up the Florida Orchestra’s second masterworks program of the season and features a notable soloist, mezzo-soprano Susanne Mentzer, pictured here. This is a major community musical event …

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Florida Orchestra to perform Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 (St. Petersburg Times)