BWW Reviews: Opera Philadelphia Presents Golijov's AINADAMAR
Opera Philadelphia presents its staging of Golijov's controversial short opera on Garcia Lorca
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BWW Reviews: Opera in the Height's DON GIOVANNI is Engaging Fun
Based on the legends of Don Juan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's DON GIOVANNI is a true staple in the operatic repertoire and is the tenth most-performed opera worldwide.
BWW Reviews: Austin Lyric Opera's TOSCA Triumphs
My apologies to Verdi and Mozart.
BWW Reviews: THEODORA--With Daniels, Roschmann and English Concert--Scores a Touchdown on Super Bowl Sunday at Carnegie
It wasn't Theodora, but the Carnegie Hall audience, who went wild on Sunday at the performance by the English Concert of Handel's rarely heard THEODORA.
San Diego Opera's 'Pagliacci' Stands On Its Own
This season's San Diego Opera Opening Night incited passion, drama, and nonstop thrills for the audience.
BWW Reviews: An Unrivaled Performance from the Bronx Opera
If your musical taste runs to Elliott Carter--or even Nico Muhly, whose TWO BOYS premiered at the Met this fall--then Kirke Mechem's THE RIVALS, which had its NY premiere this month at the Bronx Opera Company, may not be your cup of tea.
BWW Reviews: Tchaikowsky's PIQUE DAME at Academy of Vocal Arts
Ghenady Meirson brings a condensed but not lacking production of Tchaikowsky's moody, Pushkin-inspired thriller to the AVA stage.
BWW Reviews: Horne of Plenty for Diva's 80th Birthday at Zankel Hall
There was a lovefest for the great mezzo Marilyn Horne in New York last week, filled with the music of friends, acquaintances and admirers at Carnegie Hall's sibling, Zankel Hall.
BWW Reviews: Houston Grand Opera's US Premiere of THE PASSENGER is Brilliant
Houston Grand Opera is kicking off 2014 with the most harrowing and exhausting evening of opera I have ever experienced, and as an audience member I couldn't be more thrilled.
BWW Reviews: Hagerstown Hub Opera Presents Delightful Double Bill of Operas
The Hagerstown Hub Opera Ensemble concert production of Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana on January 11 and 12 was an enjoyable double bill of one-act operas and a delightful way to break up the winter doldrums.
BWW Reviews: Modernist Score Releases Trials of Skylight's El Cimarrón
The truth in a story can move an audience to powerful reflection.
BWW Reviews: The Long and Short of It--DIE FLEDERMAUS and THE MAGIC FLUTE at the Met
Before seeing the Met's new production of Johann Strauss Jr.
BWW Reviews: Ignite Theatre Presents a Solid Show and Passionate Performances in AIDA!
I have to compliment Ignite Theatre for picking the talent needed to pull off the heavy, lead roles required for this show.
BWW Reviews: Verdi's 'Big Belly' Rumbles with Laughter in Met's New FALSTAFF
“Dying is easy; comedy is hard” says the old show business quip.
BWW Reviews: Jeanine Tesori's Opera, THE LION, THE UNICORN, AND ME, Debuts at Kennedy Center and Charms Audience
Fun for the whole family, this is a solid offering by the Washington National Opera.
BWW Reviews: For Damrau's Violetta, La Scala's New LA TRAVIATA is a Fate Worse Than Death
Just what the opera world needs: Another director who doesn't have an idea about what to do with an opera.
BWW Reviews: VOICES FOR RELIEF Typhoon Haiyan Fundraiser From Academy of Vocal Arts Alumni and Residents
Tenor Jeffrey Halili and fellow graduates and resident artists of Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts performed November 30 (and again on December 14) at Philadelphia's First Presbyterian for American Red Cross typhoon relief
BWW Reviews: AVA's COSI FAN TUTTE Shows How To Do An Update That Works
The Academy of Vocal Arts performed an updated version of Mozart's comic opera that makes sense in its handling and boasts some fine performances
BWW Reviews: MADAMA BUTTERFLY Returns to Adelaide for a Third Season
The State Opera of South Australia are restaging the 1997 production of Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
BWW Reviews: Very Little Night Music from the Met's DER ROSENKAVALIER
On Broadway, when a revival loses two out of three of its stars, the production might very well be put off until another season or, at worst, the producers might pack it in.
BWW Reviews: Opera in the Heights' DON PASQUALE is Jovial Merriment
Merriment and joviality are the key ingredients for Opera in the Height's production of Gaetano Donizetti's comedic opera DON PASQUALE.
BWW Reviews: DON CARLO Sounds Splendid But Misses Key Plot Points
When it comes to operas by Giuseppe Verdi, Don Carlo has to be the most challenging one to produce.
BWW Reviews: White-Hot Antonacci Captivates White Light Festival with ERA LA NOTTE at Lincoln Center
Live from New York, it's soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci! Lucky for us.
BWW Reviews: This FRAU Has No Shadow, But Plenty of Thrills at The Met
There are more famous operas than Richard Strauss's DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (The Woman without a Shadow), but you won't find one that is more exciting when all the pieces--and there are lots of them--come together.
BWW Reviews: Back to the 18th Century with Labadie, Persson and the New York Philharmonic
Handel wrote over 1000 da capo arias—a musical mainstay of Italian baroque operas--during his career, but none more thrilling than “Let the Bright Seraphim.