Review: IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE, London Coliseum
Christine Rice and Jacques Imbrailo lead a show that will delight opera's biggest fans…
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Review: Spectacular Yoncheva Shows What MEDEA Is All About at the Met
It still amazes me how much a cast change can mean to a production’s effectiveness, even when it’s only the first revival after a production was new, and had a strong lead at the opening just a few years ago. In this case, it even reshapes the opera, as it did the other night at the Met’s firs…
Review: TOSCA, London Coliseum
Bloodless, metaphorically and literally, production is lost in too many contradictions…
Review: CARMEN, Royal Ballet & Opera
Third time is rarely the charm for a Carmen at Covent Garden. Damiano Michieletto’s production is now on its second revival, which is exactly where its predecessor got the push.…
Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PRODUCTION OF RIGOLETTO at San Diego Civic Center Theater
Verdi’s score for Rigoletto is a masterpiece. I just wish knowing where Francesco Maria Piave’s libretto was headed didn’t give me this creepy feeling from foreboding overture to crushing end. Other than Rigoletto’s painfully naïve daughter Gilda, there isn’t a single character who doesn�…
Review: CARMEN at LA Opera
This is not a reinvention that apologizes for the libretto or attempts to pander to contemporary sensibilities, rather an exploration of the humanity which has maintained the opera’s popularity for over a century.…
Review: “Oh, QUEENEY!” It’s Bottoms Up for Heartbeat Opera’s Drag Extravaganza
When Stephen Sondheim was asked whether SWEENEY TODD was a musical or an opera, he answered that it depended where it was being done—a theatre or an opera house. Well, what does that make Heartbeat Opera’s QUEENEY TODD—THE DEMON BOTTOM OF FLEET STREET? Heartbeat Opera calls it, “A genre-ben…
Review: Mazzoli/Vavrek LINCOLN Is Alive and Well at Met World Premiere under Nezet-Seguin
LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, the world premiere work by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, came to the Met last night in a stunning production—and not a moment too soon. It held the audience in its thrall from the opening notes of the overture, with the Met Orchestra in stellar form under music director Yan…
Review: SALOME at McCaw Hall
In Seattle, a Salome of Biblical Proportions…
Review: 4.48 PSYCHOSIS, Royal Ballet & Opera
The idea that “art is not a mirror but a hammer” has been attributed to Bertolt Brecht, deployed by Leon Trotsky and could serve as the epitaph for Sarah Kane’s repertoire, not least her final work.…
Past Shows
Samson et Dalila
Samson et Dalila - Desire is dangerous. Power is intoxicating. Lush, seductive, and emotionally charged,Samson et Dalilaexplores the dangerous interplay of love, betrayal, and power. Saint-Saëns’ sweeping score intensifies the psychological battle between Samson, a hero bound by...
L’elisir d’amore
L’elisir d’amore - Love, laughter, and a little magic. Donizetti’s sparkling romantic comedy follows the earnest Nemorino as he pins his hopes on a mysterious “love potion” to win the independent Adina. Overflowing with wit, charm, and irresistible melody,L’elisir...
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof - Tradition is fragile. Love is not. Union Avenue Opera opens its 2026 Festival Season withFiddler on the Roof, a deeply human story of family, faith, and resilience in the face of change. In the tight-knit village of Anatevka, Tevye, a devoted father and...
