Harry Rose

Harry Rose, based in Providence, Rhode Island, is currently pursuing a PhD in Italian Studies at Brown University. Starting out blogging independently as Opera Teen in 2013, he holds the auspicious distinction of being the youngest writer to ever contribute to parterre box (at age 14) and has had the pleasure and challenge of writing for the rigorously discerning cher public since 2012. Increasingly niche hobbies and interests include opera, ballet, theatrical goings-on of the fin-de-siècle, and gatekeeping Camp.


Original sin Original sin

This new production of the 1847 original version of Verdi’s first stab at Shakespeare features the extraordinary performances of Luca Salsi and Anna Pirozzi as the Thane of Cawdor and his merry wife.

on October 15, 2018 at 3:03 PM
Another Hun bites the dust Another Hun bites the dust

Verdi’s Attila is hardly a rarity in Italy the way it is in the United States.

on October 08, 2018 at 12:46 PM
Ceci n’est pas un ‘Trovatore’ Ceci n’est pas un ‘Trovatore’

America’s longest-standing theatrical lightning rod, Robert Wilson premiered his ethereal, time-collapsing production of Le trouvère.

on October 02, 2018 at 10:00 AM
Something lies beyond the Scene Something lies beyond the Scene

I was overjoyed by the coincidence that Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival would be presenting Façade.

on August 10, 2018 at 12:01 PM
Home run Home run

The Barber of Seville turned out to be the most overall solid production of the year and even a bit of old-fashioned fun.

on May 31, 2018 at 9:00 AM
Give ’em Hellman Give ’em Hellman

I mean, how often does one get to hear Bernstein’s gorgeous, rollicking, and varied score nursed by a full orchestra and the artistic resources of an opera company?

on May 21, 2018 at 9:21 AM
Family values Family values

A regular day in 2018 Washington, D.C., or Verdi’s Don Carlo?

on March 25, 2018 at 12:10 PM
Down in the depths Down in the depths

If opera as a genre in justified in its claim to one particular story, history confirms that the Orpheus myth would be that story.

on March 19, 2018 at 8:20 AM
Little house on the scary Little house on the scary

Out of a literal perforation in the horizon of the Nebraskan prairie emerges Proving Up, the most convincing case I have ever seen for modern American opera.

on January 22, 2018 at 12:21 PM
Stranger things Stranger things

Vincenzo Bellini’s La Straniera was presented at George Washington University’s dreary Lisner Hall on Sunday.

on November 22, 2017 at 7:45 AM
We love you, Ms. Hannigan We love you, Ms. Hannigan

Could Barbara Hannigan be Joni Mitchell’s classical counterpart?

on November 15, 2017 at 2:29 PM
Girl power Girl power

Washington National Opera’s lukewarm Alcina, unthreateningly misguided in both its musical and theatrical values, made little impact.

on November 06, 2017 at 9:26 AM
White people problems White people problems

How on Earth will these fictitious luminaries of turn-of-the-century Swedish society keep their clothes clean?

on October 16, 2017 at 7:45 AM
Celeste graffiti Celeste graffiti

Aida certainly has its longueurs.

on September 11, 2017 at 9:30 AM
Conspicuous consumption Conspicuous consumption

On Thursday evening, the Teatro alla Scala audience didn’t watch the familiar presentation of a “wayward woman” who overcomes moral inferiority only to be robbed of happiness when she finally deserved it.

on March 11, 2017 at 12:03 PM
Written on the wind Written on the wind

Greetings from the Windy City, where I, Opera Teen (not pictured) am at the press conference eagerly awaiting the announcement of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2016-2017 season!

on January 14, 2016 at 12:22 PM
Katerina’s insomnia Katerina’s insomnia

Throw in a trio of murders and a healthy splash of vodka and you have, more or less, the plot of Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.

on November 11, 2014 at 10:23 PM
Dwarf star Dwarf star

Verdi’s Macbeth poses a challenge to any company with the audacity to mount it.

on February 10, 2014 at 12:33 AM
All Sills final All Sills final

You can tell a lot about someone from their garage sale.

on February 26, 2013 at 2:26 PM
First steps First steps

There’s something charming and almost irresistible about early Verdi opera. I always equate it to seeing a grade school test from Albert Einstein.

on December 02, 2012 at 11:10 PM
The little people The little people

As an opera, La Traviata is defined by its characters.

on October 29, 2012 at 12:58 AM
Questions and antlers Questions and antlers

Verdi’s only successful comic opera, Falstaff, is notably hard to produce.

on August 01, 2012 at 12:34 PM
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