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...American soprano Deborah Voigt had been booked to sing the title role in Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos at Covent Garden but was dropped because she did not fit into the production’s “little black dress”....
...In an ill-lit New York basement crammed with people, Deborah Gordon is trying to explain why the subterranean club we are sitting in — the legendary Village Vanguard — has been the go-to place for jazz aficionados...
...Then he gave up in favour of another newcomer, Michael Hendrick, who assaulted the stratosphere with steely stamina....
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