By Benjamin-Émile Le Hay 5/21/12 12:34pm

Chairman Chuck Wall, soprano Deborah Voigt and general manager and artistic director George Steel, all of the New York City Opera. (Ryan McCune/PatrickMcMullan.com)

Despite a Turbulent Year, New York City Opera Rakes in Big Bucks at Spring Gala

An evening with bejeweled socialites, soprano Deborah Voigt and Tony-winner Ted Sperling? Sign us up! Last Wednesday, May 16, at its spring gala, the New York City Opera proved that despite a year marred by operational drama, it is alive and well.  In fact, it’s been a pretty damn good season. (We had trouble getting seats for Così Fan Tutte‘s final performance.) Read More

By Daniel D'Addario 5/16/12 9:00am

the eight-day week

Deborah Voigt (Getty Images)

To Do Wednesday: Debbie Does Dinner

Deborah Voigt has been pretty busy performing the role of Brünnhilde in the Ring Cycle at the Metropolitan Opera—but that doesn’t mean she’s not interested in mixing it up! Tonight, she’s joining devotees of the Met’s Lincoln Center little sibling, the New York City Opera, in the annual tribute to the notion of having more Read More