Angie Yao

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4:50 PM.
Cotton candy skies of pink and blue. Beyond soft. 🩵🩷 #NJ #NYC

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The last trace of autumn💛

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“Here’s looking at you, kid.” 🍸
Taking it slow tonight at our favorite Moroccan spot.
A sweet & savory apricot chicken, spicy green charmoulla lamb shank, and a refreshing Violet Hour.
Major Casablanca vibes tonight 🇲🇦✨

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6/ Highly recommended~this production is pure psychological power! ⚡️🔥

#Medea #Cherubini #Opera #MetOpera #Theatre

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🎭 Medea | Classical melancholy & the aesthetics of destruction.

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5/ Intertwined with lightning, roaring flames, and tragic laughter, the finale pushes tragic aesthetics to its absolute peak.

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4/ The emotional arc is breathtaking: from the bittersweet pleas in "Dei tuoi figli la madre" (Act I), to the rare tender breeze of the bassoon & maid duet in "Solo un pianto" (Act II), leading to the peak frenzy before infanticide in "Del fiero duol" (Act III).

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3/ Above the stage, a massive tilted metal mirror reflects the characters' distorted shadows, driving the psychological oppression and sense of fatalism to the max.

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2/ Cherubini’s score balances the rigorous Classical structure revered by Beethoven with a dark, pre-Romantic fury born of Medea’s madness and revenge.

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Rained all day, but 4:30 PM brought the ultimate surprise 🌧️🌈
Haven’t seen a rainbow this big in ten years! Instant happiness🥳

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3/ My favorite is the sunset around 4:30 PM, when the entire island is bathed in a warm golden glow. Sitting on the amphitheater steps for a bit to catch the river breeze 💛🩵

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Autumn at #LittleIsland is perhaps the most exquisite splash of vibrant color along the NYC waterfront 🍂

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2/Up on The Hills, maples and beeches have already donned amber gold and deep ochre red, their interwoven red-and-gold crowns colliding beautifully with the glass facade of One WTC in the distance.

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#HighLine autumn hits different—literally nature's color palette🎨
Green, yellow, orange, and red all blended together, packing all the seasonal romance into NYC’s elevated park 🍂✨

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@kimberleypipet The best one? Honestly, it might be her only one—it was a Pulitzer finalist! For me, it was such a fast, touching read. I actually just picked up her other book, Whistler, though I haven't started it yet.

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Some houses become the eternal backdrop of a life, hard to ever truly leave behind 🏡
Just finished Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House—a quiet, sweeping family saga about obsession, reconciliation, and the slow passage of time.
(listening to Tom Hanks read the audiobook is great!)

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8/ When Lincoln finally resolves to accept reality and say goodbye, Willie feels that release and moves toward the light. 🕯️
PS: Surprisingly witty! The opening even has some NSFW humor.Also, young Michael Hurst as Willie was absolutely precious—you just want to pinch his cheeks!

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🎃 Perfect timing for Halloween: Watching Lincoln at Lincoln Center!
Caught the world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo at @MetOpera.

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7/ Act I builds a striking philosophical framework around death:
👻 Other ghosts: "I am not dead."
👻 The Reverend (the only philosophical ghost): "I know I am dead."
👦 Willie: "I don't want to leave."
🎩 Lincoln: "I don't want to let him go."

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6/Beyond personal grief, Lincoln carries the collective grief and shared humanity of all young lives lost in the war.

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5/ ✨ Anthony Roth Costanzo as Miss Elise Traynor is unforgettable—his countertenor combined with Missy Mazzoli’s modern score turns a haunted soul into something eerily beautiful.

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4/ Stunning production directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, crafting a uncanny & otherworldly visual space.
✨ Peter Mattei as Lincoln bring a long-legged stature and rich timbre that perfectly captures historical gravitas and tragic fate.