If we had every klutz jump into the orchestra pit, or prance on the opera stage, or slop paint with Picasso, we would have some great parties but no art.

如果我们让每一个笨手笨脚的人都跳进乐池，或在歌剧舞台上腾跳，或与毕加索一起泼洒涂料，我们可能会造就一些不错的聚会，但绝不是艺术。

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Laura: An opera stage in a teahouse? What for?

罗拉：茶馆里面有戏台？用来干什么啊？

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Most of the roles of Guan Yu on the opera stage are played in Kunqu.

戏曲舞台上的关公戏，很多都是唱昆曲的。

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Sendak and Kushner worked together to stage their own version of "Brundibar" as an opera for children.

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Its biggest coup of the coming season, the European premiere of a new work from the world-renowned La La La Human Steps dance company, will be performed on the State Opera stage.

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While it is not known for sure whether Britten ever became sexually involved with any of the boys whom he befriended throughout his adult life, his final opera, a stage version of Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice" (1973), has been interpreted as a not-so-veiled apologia for those who feel similar desires.

WSJ: Benjamin Britten | Known but Not Loved | Sightings by Terry Teachout

While the Houston Grand Opera will continue to stage traditional productions, the company has created a new arm, called HGOco, whose goal is to bring musical storytelling into communities that traditionally haven't been exposed to opera.

WSJ: At the Houston Grand Opera, It's Alto, Bass, Tenor, Sombrero