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When one thinks of "American Opera" Often the first thing that comes to mind is Gershwin's Porgy and Bess...I’ve seen it called “too long” and “not a good opera”. It seems to be racially, politically … read more

I knew that people were incredibly passionate about opera. What I didn’t understand was: Why? All the while I wrote my business plan, designed the first Opera Bracelets and read the demographics abo … read more

Taking a trip to visit the Met Opera Shop this fall was an exhilarating and humbling experience.Of course, going to the home of opera (in my mind anyway- I’ve been hearing Met Opera Saturday broad … read more

Guest blog from Yoon Kwon: Overture bracelet co-designer, Met Orchestra violinist and owner of BYoonique!Original blog post from September 3, 2015:To purchase Overture by BYoonique: click h … read more

This week the opera world received sad news, the announcement of the death of longtime Metropolitan Opera broadcast host Margaret Juntwait. I don’t suppose anyone was shocked. Things were clearly ve … read more