The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Opera.
The trials and tribulations of the Met's new take on Puccini's TOSCA have been well documented--with all three principals replaced along with two conductors--and it would be nice to be able to say that everything came out happily-ever-after.
I've always wondered what it would be like to swim in a pool of maple syrup and now I know.
Watch out for the Intermezzo Series next year, as well as all of Co-Opera's touring productions.
It was great that the 2017 Richard Tucker Gala was heard live on WQXR.
Nothing says Christmas in New York like a performance of Handel's great sacred oratorio MESSIAH--okay, for some it's the windows at one of the big department stores--with some outings decidedly religious, like this week's pair of wonderful performances at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue.
The Juilliard Orchestra and Opera beat the Met to the punch this week, featuring French conductor Emmanuel Villaume in a superb concert of Ravel and Debussy, including a lovely performance of Ravel's short opera, L'ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES, with its clever libretto by the French novelist, Colette.
Nothing beats sitting in the opera house for the thrill of hearing singers giving their all.
Washington Concert Opera brings a nicely performed La Straniera to Lisner Auditorium nearly two hundred years after its premiere at La Scala Milan.
The finest orchestra, finest opera chorus, and some of the finest soloists, what more could you want?
Austin Opera continues its tradition of masterfully recreating classic operas with Bizet's CARMEN currently playing at The Long Center.
The best new production of the Gelb era is now ten years old.
L'Opera de Montreal delights audiences with its production of Rossini's La Cenerentola.
Winter Opera continues its tradition of stunning quality in its revival of 'The Student Prince'.
If a spouse transitions from one sex to another in a state where gay marriage is illegal, is the marriage still valid? There are many possible reactions to that question, including heated discussion, juvenile giggling, or reactionary distaste.
Alcina showcases all the best aspects of Handel's skill without getting bogged down by melismatic asides.
Lincoln Center's White Light Festival devoted a pair of evenings last week to a staged performance of Pergolesi's gorgeous hymn to Mary, STABAT MATER, directed by choreographer Jessica Lang (originally done several years ago at the Glimmerglass Festival in upstate NY).
Canada is a country known for its musical talent.
It's 'deja vu all over again' goes the quip attributed to the NY Yankees pitcher Yogi Berra.
Two of Australia's favourite artists, Emma Matthews and Jacqueline Dark.
Andrew Turner is sensational as Don Jose in this production.
There are no second acts in American lives, wrote F.
This was another winner for State Opera
As a sometimes-self-identifying Millennial, it may come as little surprise that opera is relatively new territory for me.
The Pirates of Penzance--opera or operetta? The answer to that question seems important to some opera lovers who believe a 'serious' opera company doesn't do operettas.
On Oct 14, 2017, Los Angeles Opera presented Giuseppe Verdi's third opera, NABUCCO in a new and extremely well detailed production by Thaddeus Strassberger.
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Fiddler on the Roof Union Avenue Opera (7/03-7/11) |
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L’elisir d’amore Union Avenue Opera (7/24-8/01) |
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Samson et Dalila Union Avenue Opera (8/14-8/22) |
