“A German, a Peruvian and a Kiwi walk into an American theater and start speaking French: that sounds like the premise of a joke, right?”
Our Own JJ reviews La fille du régiment at the Met.
“In two Verdi operas per formed less than a week apart, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo revealed that, as a conductor, he makes an OK baritone.” Our Own JJ reviews Simon Boccanegra and Stiffelio at the Met. [NYP]
“In space, no one can hear you scream — but in a planetarium, everyone can hear you sing.”
Our Own JJ (not pictured) reviews Haydn’s Il mondo della luna. [NYP]
Our Own JJ scoops the world, yet once again. By two weeks, yet. Read more »
"Carmen, opera's favorite bad girl, is sexy, unpredictable and fascinating -- everything the Met's new production of Bizet's Carmen is not." [NYP]
"As the Met chorus raised their voices at the climax of Les Contes d’Hoffmann Thursday night, the tavern setting opened up, revealing ... a gray wall. It was a sadly appropriate visual symbol for a glamour-deprived dud of a new production." [NY Post]
"Since the 1918 premiere of Puccini's Il Trittico, only two divas at the Met dared to sing the leading roles in all three of its one-act operas: Renata Scotto, a supreme vocal stylist, and Teresa Stratas, a magnetic singing actress. On Friday, Patricia Racette, who is not quite either of these things, took the plunge." [NY Post]
Our JJ writes his rave of raves: "If such a thing as perfection in opera is possible, in this House of the Dead, the Met achieves it." [NY Post]
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