Lise Davidsen, one of opera’s biggest names, is preparing to leave the stage for a few months to give birth and spend time ...

Soprano Lise Davidsen performs as Leonore, during a dress rehearsal of Beethoven's "Fidelio," at New York's Metropolitan Opera, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ...

Soprano Lise Davidsen, left, as Leonore, and soprano Ying Fang, as Marzelline, perform during a dress rehearsal of ...

And indeed Lise Davidsen is in a sense “going out.” After she gives her final performance as the wife who disguises herself as a man to save her husband, she’ll head home to Norway to ...

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