BWW Reviews: No Gods but Plenty of Masters in DIE MEISTERSINGER at the Met
I never ran a marathon, but I sure sat through one the other night at the Met.
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BWW Reviews: Heigh Ho, Silver. GUGLIELMO TELL Rides into Carnegie Hall from Turin with Soprano Meade under Noseda
As 'king of the overture,' Rossini certainly knew how to put an audience in a good mood and his GUGLIELMO TELL--better known as WILLIAM TELL--is no exception.
BWW Reviews: Soprano Sonya Yoncheva Brings Voluptuous Sound to Debut in Stellar Ensemble of Met BOHEME
Puccini's LA BOHEME has that magical ability to change its shape depending on the cast.
BWW Reviews: Gilbert and Sullivan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Offers High-Spirited Farcical High Jinks Performed by a Multi-Talented Cast
The Pirates of Penzance with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W.
BWW Reviews: Jovial BARBIERE with Isabel Leonard Cuts the Mustard at the Met
Bartlett Sher's production of Rossini's IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA is one of the best of the Gelb years at the Met, with its sliding-doors set by Michael Yeargan and luscious costumes by Catherine Zuber.
BWW Reviews: LAMENTO D'ARIANNA Revisits The Remaining Fragment Of Monteverdi's Lost Opera
Such was the enjoyment of the evening, that a number of people commented that it was such a shame that there was only the one chance to attend.
BWW Reviews: Finding Oneself in FIDELIO
As one can imagine, an opera created by Ludwig van Beethoven is likely driven by intricate musicality.
BWW Reviews: LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK is 'Opera Noir' and Utterly Wonderful at the Met
Compared to Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Katerina Ismailova in LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK at the Met, Barbara Stanwyck and Lana Turner were couple of pikers in their film noir triumphs, “Double Indemnity” and “The Postman Always Rings Twice.
BWW Reviews: Arizona Opera's RIGOLETTO Is Grand and Gripping
Arizona Opera's production of Rigoletto, directed by Fenlon Lamb, is a noble and well-constructed effort in portraying the ironic misjudgments of its main characters.
BWW Reviews: Austin Opera's A MASKED BALL Takes a Backseat to Previous Productions
I have always loved opera companies that have the ability to evolve and recreate productions for modern audiences.
BWW Reviews: Winter Opera St. Louis Opens a Brilliant 'Le Nozze di Figaro'
Winter Opera kicks off its eighth season with a simply heavenly production of 'Le Nozze di Figaro'.
BWW Reviews: DiDonato Trades Pyrotechnics for Mood on A JOURNEY THROUGH VENICE at Carnegie Hall
With a pair of soulful arias by Vivaldi, mezzo Joyce DiDonato and her pianist David Zobel let the audience know right away that they were in for a different part of her artistry than we heard at her concert performance of Handel's ALCINA (also at Carnegie) a week earlier.
BWW Reviews: Britten's RIVER of No Return at Lincoln Center's White Light Festival
“Ideas of darkness and light, obscurity and illumination” are at the heart of the Benjamin Britten-William Plomer CURLEW RIVER.
BWW Reviews: Mozart on Marimbas, Trumpet and Drums Make This South African FLUTE Magic, Indeed
The Metropolitan Opera may have its spectacular Julie Taymor production of THE MAGIC FLUTE, but the real fun in town is the Mozart at the new Victory Theatre on West 42nd Street, where the South African Isango Ensemble is in residence.
BWW Reviews: Washington National Opera Crafts Gorgeous Production of Puccini's LA BOHÈME
With its universal themes, stunning production design and soaring voices, the Washington National Opera's newest production of La boheme is a beautiful night at the opera.
BWW Reviews: Sorcery from DiDonato and English Concert at Carnegie Hall in Handel's ALCINA
The great mezzo Joyce DiDonato stripped for her art at Sunday's wonderful performance of Handel's ALCINA with the English Concert under conductor Harry Bicket.
BWW Reviews: OTELLO Comes Into The Twenty First Century
Once again, the State Opera Company of South Australia is offering a superior production that is sure to please Adelaide's opera lovers.
BWW Reviews: FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUSICAL Presents the Classic Horror Story as a 1700s Steampunk Operetta
FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUSICAL is based on the original novel by Mary Shelley and has music by Mark Baron, lyrics by Jeffrey Jackson, and a book by Jackson and Gary P.
BWW Reviews: Playing with Fire at the Met's Premiere of John Adams's THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER
Only someone who arrived convinced of the opera's bias could have found the Met's premiere of the John Adams-Alice Goodman THE DEATH OF KLINGHOFFER to be anti-Semitic.
BWW Reviews: MASKED BALL in San Francisco
Verdi was a master at crescendo.
BWW Reviews: Here, There, Everywhere - All Over Town with PRETTY YENDE
Pretty Yende--a name that in itself brings certain expectations as well as smiles--burst on the New York opera scene at the start of 2013, in a baptism by fire.
BWW Reviews: Cancellations Galore Don't Put a Damper on the Richard Tucker Gala at Avery Fisher Hall
Soprano Anna Netrebko was AWOL.
BWW Reviews: CRUZAR LA CARA DE LA LUNA - A Crowd-Pleasing Exercise in Pop Opera
Arizona Opera goes pop with its presentation of the soi-disant mariachi opera, Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.
BWW Reviews: RIGOLETTO By Oh! Is A Beautiful Opera Of Love
These characters are awful, foolish people, and I hate them.
BWW Reviews: Stellar Production, Good Cast Still Don't Add Up to MAGIC at the Met
A little slapstick here, a little mysticism there, some knockout arias, a love story, parental conflict--put them all together and you have Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLOTE--better known in these parts as THE MAGIC FLUTE.
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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) |