Irena Stetsura

Classical music concerts and operas in the West are seeing their audiences dwindle, and the management of opera houses and symphony orchestras are looking for ways to spark public interest. The New York-based Metropolitan Opera has hired a new general manager, Peter Gelb, who has come up with some...

“The center of attention was also the object of our admiration. Oksana Krovytska sang beautifully as Cio-Cio-San. The voice works; its sincerity grips the ear, and it is tempered by audacious musicality.” Bernard Holland, New York Times, September 13, 1999 Last August-September while...