Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S TOSCA at San Diego Civic Center Theatre
WhaThe San Diego Opera has outdone itself with its most recent production of Puccini’s Tosca.
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Review: Botstein and ASO Bring Strauss's Seldom-Heard DAPHNE to Carnegie Hall
It’s hard to compete with yourself — especially the ‘you’ that was at the height of your powers.
Review: Shakespeare's Merry Wives Get the Best of a Grand Michael Volle in Verdi's FALSTAFF
Combine a supreme farceur with a stentorian voice that thrills and you get baritone Michael Volle’s portrayal of the title role in Verdi’s FALSTAFF, which breezed into town late last week for a limited run at the Met.
Interview: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S TOSCA at San Diego Civic Center Theatre
Puccini is one of Michelle Bradley’s favorite composers, and she’s in San Diego to sing his Tosca for the San Diego Opera company.
Review: TURANDOT, Royal Opera House
Come for Nessun Dorma; stay for love's triumph over death
Review: BLUE at Eisenhower Theater
What did our critic think of BLUE at Eisenhower Theater?
Review: Are Met Audiences Blue? Yes, Because TRAVIATA Has an Angel
Soprano Angel Blue’s Violetta didn’t seem as tragic as we’re used to seeing in Verdi’s masterwork and maybe that's right.
Review: THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera
What did our critic think of THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera? The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage, St.
Review: New Jersey Symphony Performs MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC
What did our critic think of NJ SYMPHONY MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC? NJ Symphony musical director, Xian Zhang has stated often that the Mahler 3rd is her favorite work of all time.
Review: THE DESERT SONG at Winter Opera
A stellar cast brightens a Romberg favorite.
Interview Part 2: NICOLAS REVELES OF SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF GHOSTS at The Balboa Theatre
GHOSTS, an opera Nicolas Reveles completed shortly before his recent death, premieres on Friday, April 14.
Review: Oh Goddess, Bellini's NORMA Returns to the Met
You’ve got to admit that the Met had a lot of guts to dedicate this season’s performances of Vincenzo Bellini’s NORMA (libretto by Felice Romani) to the memory of Maria Callas on the 100th anniversary of her birth.
Review: Met's New LOHENGRIN Is Thrillingly Sung but Close Your Eyes and Listen
The Met’s new production of Richard Wagner’s LOHENGRIN showcases startlingly good singing from tenor Piotr Beczala in the title role, supported ably and nobly by soprano Tamara Wilson’s Elsa, bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin’s Telramund and bass Gunther Groissbock’s King Heinrich.
Review: Met Opera Continues Support of Ukraine with CONCERT OF REMEMBRANCE
Friday night, the Metropolitan Opera gave its second concert honoring “Ukraine and its brave citizens as they fight to defend their country and cultural heritage.
Review: New MACBETH Production, ALCINA in Concert at Barcelona's Liceu – Guess Who Comes Out on Top: Part Two
Two operas in two days at Barcelona’s legendary Liceu opera house.
Review: ALCINA in Concert, New MACBETH Production at Barcelona's Liceu – Guess Who Comes Out on Top: Part One
Two operas in two days at Barcelona’s legendary Liceu opera house.
Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego Civic Center Theater
The big question for the evening was how mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe would do as the first woman in professional opera to sing the baritone title role in Gianni Schicchi.
Review: THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera
What did our critic think of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera?
Review: SIBELIUS SYMPHONY NO. 5 at Charlotte Symphony
A worthy candidate for CSO's vacant musical directorship, Vinay Parameswaran brings a winsome personality and an eclectic modern program to the Knight Theater podium for his Charlotte debut.
Review: Mozart's Beloved Comic Opera THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Takes A Gloriously Chaotic Turn At Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company presents this production of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, originally created by the Salzburg Festival, as part of its 2023 season.
Review: Exquisitely Subtle CARMELITES Makes Another of Its Brief Stops at the Met
I’ve heard the opera a number of times at the Met over the years and this year’s run holds up with the most breathtaking of them.
Review: LEAST LIKE THE OTHER, SEARCHING FOR ROSEMARY KENNEDY, Royal Opera House, Linbury Theatre
An extraordinary, powerful, moving multimedia work that gives voice to Rosemary Kennedy, denied it for over 60 years.
Review: At the Met, All You Need is Love, When L'ELISIR is in the Right Hands
Donizetti wrote more than six dozen operas in the course of around 30 years, so it must have been hard for him not to steal from himself.
Review: O'Halloran Double-Bill Brings Complex Emotions to the Surface at PROTOTYPE
A powerful double bill by Irish composer Emma O’Halloran, to libretti by her playwright uncle, Mark O’Halloran, deals with disappointment, connection and heartbreak--and what makes people tick.