Review: SUOR ANGELICA at Clayton Wesley Uniting Church
An intimate and sensitive performance.
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Review: MANON at Opera Wroclaw
What did our critic think of MANON at Opera Wroclaw? Manon has it all.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Des Moines Metro Opera
Starting a theatre company is no easy feat, but for a theatre to be around for 50 years is something worth celebrating.
BWW Review: OTELLO, Royal Opera House
Russell Thomas, Christopher Maltman and Hrachuhi Bassénz excel in an emotional and relevant production of Verdi's adaptation of Shakespeare's masterful study of jealousy, ruthlessness and much more.
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at Union Avenue Opera
Glorious voices fill Tchaikovsky's masterpiece with beauty.
Review: OTTERBEIN'S PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Cowen Hall
What did our critic think of BWW REVIEWS: OTTERBEIN’S PIRATES OF PENZANCE at Cowen Hall? Otterbein University offers a much-needed refresher course in Gilbert and Sullivan with its presentation of THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE for its final production of the summer season.
Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CONCERT at The Rady Shell
What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CONCERT at The Rady Shell?
Review: JOHN WILLIAMS 90TH BIRTHDAY GALA CONCERT at Kennedy Center
109 film scores, lots of symphonic music, and the music you hear during the Olympics doesn't even begin to properly describe a true living musical legend like John Williams.
Review: CENTER STAGE at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
What did our critic think? Center Stage is a great smörgåsbord of opera- No, no, that's far too Swedish and Lutheran and heavy.
BWW Review: MADAME BUTTERFLY at Opera Wroclaw
If you want to witness the materialization of the word beauty, see this show.
BWW Review: A Revised, Dream-Haunted HARVEY MILK at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
A marvelously theatrical, dream-haunted evening tells of gay-rights activist Harvey Milk’s life and death.
BWW Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
The marvelous Opera Theatre of Saint Louis continues its festival season with perhaps the most popular opera in the world—Mozart’s glorious The Magic Flute! Read our BWW critic's review.
BWW Review: AKHNATEN at the Met Opera
One of the greatest successes of recent Met seasons is Philip Glass's AKHNATEN, first seen in 2019.
BWW Review: SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY CONCERT at Rady Shell Amphitheater
Musical impressionism ruled the San Diego Symphony’s early-evening Rady Shell concert this past weekend.
BWW Review: CARMEN at The Kennedy Center
While this production of 'Carmen' is very traditional on its face, the thoughtfulness and sheer talent packed into this performance elevates it to something far more engaging, and absolutely enchanting.
BWW Review: PARK AVENUE CHAMBER SYMPHONY's Mahler's Fifth at DiMenna Center
When some people hear the word 'community' before the word(s) chorus, theater, band, or orchestra, they really hear 'amateur.
BWW Review: Odyssey Records Recording of HENRY VIII by Saint-Saens
A new recording of Saint-Saens's opera HENRY VIII, by Odyssey Opera, has come my way.
BWW Review: San Diego Opera's Production of AGING MAGICIAN at The Balboa Theatre Shows Off Magical Mystery
'What the hell was that?' an opera fan asked her friend as we shuffled into a parking-garage elevator.
BWW Review: ST. MATTHEW PASSION at Carnegie Hall
Bernard Labadie led a transcendent performance of Bach's ST.
BWW Review: ORATORIO SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPRING CONCERT at Carnegie Hall
Bible stories are not always the easiest to listen to, and sometimes have the net effect of putting the listener to sleep.
BWW Review: LA TRAVIATA's Powerhouse Cast and Crew Provide a Timeless, Stunning Production of The Verdi Classic at the Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company marked its return-to-stage after nearly two years with this all-around stunning production of one of Verdi’s most well-known works.
BWW Review: THE PEARL FISHERS Proves to Be a Real Catch at The Dallas Opera
The Dallas Opera's production of Bizet's THE PEARL FISHERS acts as a satisfying palate cleanser, providing the talent audiences have come to expect from the company as well as a dream of a show.
BWW Review: UCO Opera's THE CONSUL Is a Haunting Tale of Caution
UCO's opera department offers a cautionary tale.
BWW Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at the Metropolitan Opera
The 2013 production of Tchaikovsky's Pushkin-inspired opera EUGENE ONEGIN has triumphantly returned to the Met.