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BWW REVIEW: Technology and Design Combine With Modern Opera In Opera Australia's Unique “Silent Opera” Staging Of SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE – THE OPERA, THE EIGHTH WONDER
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Opera Australia, the innovative staging of SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE - THE OPERA, THE EIGHTH WONDER blends technology and tradition with the iconic sails as a backdrop.
BWW Review: ELIXIR OF LOVE at Houston Grand Opera
BWW Review: Houston Grand Opera opens the season with an eye-popping ELIXIR OF LOVE
BWW Review: '27' is a Diverting Evening on the Left Bank with Gertrude and Alice B.
In many ways, '27'--the 90-minute the chamber opera about Gertrude Stein, Alice B.
BWW Review: DAS BARBECÜ at the Spotlighters
TheValkyries are riding into Texas with DAS BARBECÜ, a tall tale of gods, heroes, good, evil, quests, curses, bling, rings and a buffet fit for Valhalla.
BWW Review: On the Road to ALGIERI with Rossini's L'ITALIANA at the Met
When the Met's production of Rossini's L'ITALIANA IN ALGIERI made its debut in 1973, it must have seemed a welcome laugh riot.
BWW Review: Wagner's Music Shines in DAS RHEINGOLD
Richard Wagner's 'Ring' cycle is an intriguing opportunity to immerse oneself in an epic experience -- something akin to reading the 'Harry Potter' or 'Lord of the Rings' series, savoring each singular story, then eagerly anticipating the next installment.
BWW Review: The Agony and Ecstasy of the Met's New TRISTAN UND ISOLDE
For the sheer magnitude of its singing, there hasn't been anything like the Met's ecstatic new production of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE--seen a week after it opened the season on September 26--in a very long time.
BWW Review: It's CLEOPATRE Meets HAVISHAM at On Site Opera's Benefit
On Site Opera is one of New York's most endearing little companies, under Artistic Director Eric Einhorn, frequently giving us a chance to hear unfamiliar works in congenial settings and get up close and personal with the performers.
BWW Review: Keenlyside Returns to Met with a Low-Key DON GIOVANNI
When last seen at the Met , baritone Simon Keenlyside showed off his suave vocalism and superior acting skills in operas based on Shakespeare: He was elegant and intelligent in HAMLET by Ambroise Thomas and a charismatic Prospero in Thomas Ades's THE TEMPEST.
BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Offers a Bouquet of Musical Delights at Washington National Opera
Legend has it there were five encores at the triumphant Viennese premiere of Mozart and da Ponte's Le Nozze di Figaro on May 1, 1786.
BWW Review: Duffy Makes WAVES in Mazzoli-Vavrek Premiere at Opera Philadelphia
BREAKING THE WAVES, the stark, brutal new opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, had its premiere last week at Opera Philadelphia, with a thrilling score and a star-making turn by soprano Kiera Duffy.
BWW Review: OTSL and Alarm Will Sound Present Harrowing THE HUNGER at the Touhill
I attended the world premiere of THE HUNGER, a new operatic work by Donnacha Dennehy in collaboration with the group Alarm Will Sound, and co-produced by Opera Theatre of St.
BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
Hansel and Gretel struggle with the evil clown
BWW REVIEW: Incredibly Moving, Contemporary Opera PECAN SUMMER Brings Australian History To The Sydney Opera House
Deborah Cheetham's (Music and Libretto) moving contemporary Australian Opera PECAN SUMMER blends classical stylings with the heart wrenching truth of a not too distant past.
BWW Review: A Hypnotic Rod Gilfry Is No LOSER in David Lang's 'Next Wave' Premiere at BAM
While listening to baritone Rod Gilfry's masterful, mesmerizing performance in the world premiere of David Lang's monodrama, THE LOSER, at BAM's “Next Wave Festival,” I thought I could listen to him sing the telephone book.
BWW Review: New York City Opera's PAG Ditches CAV for Rachmaninoff's ALEKO
After hearing Leoncavallo's I PAGLIACCI, on New York City Opera's new double bill with Rachmaninoff's ALEKO, I'll never think of it the same way again.
BWW Review: PUCCINI SPECTACULAR Presented Selections From Nine Operas In Two hours
This was an evening of nothing but highlights.
BWW Review: It's Fine and Memorable, No DOUBT About It
Christine Brewer stars in 'DOUBT' at Union Avenue Opera.
BWW Review: The MUNY Closes with Exceptional AIDA
On a beautiful summer evening, under a half moon sky, and with a gentle breeze wafting through the air, nothing could compare to seeing the final show of the season at The MUNY.
BWW Review: Elza van den Heever Thrills in Her 'Date' with Beethoven's FIDELIO at Caramoor
South African soprano Elza van den Heever has long had a 'date' with Beethoven's Leonore, in his only completed opera FIDELIO.
BWW Review: Passions Blaze in Union Avenue's TOSCA
The Union Avenue Opera just keeps presenting wonders! Their current production, Puccini's 'Tosca', is among the very best of their best-musically, vocally and in production values.
BWW Review: An Evening with the Divine Mr. M(ozart) at Lincoln Center
The opening program for this year's Mostly Mozart Festival—the 50th--at David Geffen Hall may not have offered any new insights into the mind of the genius composer or uncovered any long-lost masterpiece not heard in 200 years.
BWW REVIEW: Melodrama And Marvellous Music Unfold In SIMON BOCCANEGRA
Opera Australia's interpretation of Giuseppe Verdi's tale of love, jealousy, politics and altered identities, SIMON BOCCONEGRA returns to the Sydney Opera House.
BWW Review: Bard SummerScape Tackles Mascagni's Little-Known IRIS
It probably would have been worth the trip to Bard SummerScape's production of Pietro Mascagni's IRIS—last heard at the Met in 1931--simply to make the acquaintance of soprano Talise Trevigne.