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• The return of City Opera: After a union fight and near dissolution, the 'people's opera' returns with a disappointing 'La Traviata'

  the lobby of the Howard Gilman Opera House at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, a series of playbills commemorate early 20th-century performances by the Metropolitan Opera at the outer-borough venue. It was an interesting reminder of BAM’s distinguished history 2/15/12 from NJ.com Read more »

• Have Brooklyn Orchestra, Will Travel

  in December. On Sunday, the company launched a spring season that will take it to venues across the city, from the Brooklyn Academy of Music to El Museo del Barrio in East Harlem.The Brooklyn Philharmonic was founded in 1857. It became known internationally   from Wall Street Journal Read more »

• A Brooklyn Worker's Cottage

  Photo: Natalie Keyssar for The Wall Street Journal Ms. Daykin, who has served as executive vice president at Brooklyn Academy of Music and most recently as president and executive director of New York's City Center, said she was drawn to the three-story home   from Wall Street Journal Read more »

• 'La Traviata,' classic tearjerker, flows in Brooklyn

  soprano Laquita Mitchell holds the lease on the role in New York City Opera’s tameand straight-up production at Brooklyn Academy of Music. Despite strained moments, Mitchell displayed a velvety voice and strong acting chops. Her skills came together splendidly   from New York Daily News Read more »

• The Day: It’s Valentine’s Day, People, So Get Romancing

  news and tips: Don’t waste your Valentine’s night with shopworn candies or flowers. Take that special someone to the Brooklyn Academy of Music tonight for the monthly “Dinner and a Movie” event. The movie part is a romantic classic, “The Shop Around the Corner”   from The New York Times Read more »