Kara Shay Thomson performs in Schoenberg's "Erwartung" during the final dress rehearsal in March of the New York City Opera production of "Monodramas." City Opera - which for decades has built daring new productions along with the careers of such stars as Placido Domingo, Renee Fleming and Beverly Sills - is now fighting for its life. A bitter contract dispute has led to a lockout of musicians and could be a possible "death knell" for one of New York's cultural treasures. (New York City Opera via Associated Press)
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