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Another Lincoln Center Venue Infested By Bedbugs
NEW YORK (AP) - It’s nothing to sing about. Lincoln Center says it has detected bedbugs at the complex’s opera house. But there’s some good news: they’re not in any public areas. New York City’s...
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Stars Show Up For Metropolitan Opera House Season Opener
By Annie Reuter NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The entertainment world was represented in full force at Monday night’s Metropolitan Opera season opener at Lincoln Center. Before Anna Netrebko took the stage...
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Paul Taylor Dance Company Sparks Protest With Use Of Canned Music
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Inside the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, recorded music is accompanying the performances of the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and the musicians union is not happy. WCBS...
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney To Make Stage Debut As Corpse In ‘Romeo And Juliet’
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is excited about her stage debut, even if it means playing a corpse. Maloney, 67, will appear on opening night of the American Ballet...
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Vandals Damage Statues, Paintings At Metropolitan Opera House
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police on Wednesday were searching for the vandals who hit the Metropolitan Opera House, defacing several statues and paintings. The vandalism took place Wednesday morning at...
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Protesters Demand That Met Opera Cancel Show Some Call Anti-Semitic
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jewish groups this week were trying to get the Metropolitan Opera to cancel an opera based on the cruise ship murder of a Jewish businessman by pro-Palestinian terrorists. As...
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Metropolitan Opera Wants Federal Mediator To Settle Contract Dispute
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Metropolitan Opera wants to bring in a federal mediator to settle a contract dispute that’s threatening to lockout workers. Opera and union officials say management...
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Lockout Looms If Labor Deal Isn’t Reached At Metropolitan Opera House
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Negotiations are underway as a new deadline approaches for the Metropolitan Opera House and its employees to agree on a new contract. As CBS 2’s Alice Gainer reported, if an...
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Former Mayor Giuliani Expected To Join Protest Against ‘The Death of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Some A-list politicians are lending their voices in protest to the Metropolitan Opera House’s controversial decision to feature an opera that some say is anti-Semitic. As WCBS...
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Private Memorial Service To Be Held Tuesday For CBS ’60 Minutes’...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A private memorial service will be held Tuesday for veteran CBS News and “60 Minutes” correspondent Bob Simon. The memorial service will be held at the Metropolitan Opera...
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Investigators: Powdery Substance That Prompted Evacuation Of The Met May Have...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Saturday’s performance of “Guillaume Tell” at the Metropolitan Opera House was disrupted when an audience member sprinkled an unidentified powdery substance into the orchestra...
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Police Interview And Release Person Of Interst After Ashes Cause Security...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police interviewed a person of interest in connection with their investigation into someone apparently sprinkling cremains into the orchestra pit at the Metropolitan Opera House...
View ArticleOpera Legend Placido Domingo Withdraws From Performing At New York’s Met...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Metropolitan Opera announced Tuesday that Placido Domingo had agreed to withdraw from his slate of scheduled performances at the opera house following allegations of...
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