Aria Force One
Ahead of the world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo next week, Carmen Paddock looks at how presidents in opera can be both symbols of an idealized past and trenchant commentaries on the present.
Ahead of the world premiere of Lincoln in the Bardo next week, Carmen Paddock looks at how presidents in opera can be both symbols of an idealized past and trenchant commentaries on the present.
The operatically elusive Marianne Crebassa is in Parterre Box‘s spotlight this week ahead of La clemenza di Tito in Barcelona.
The versatile American soprano, a staple at the Metropolitan Opera and one of the most important Black opera singers of the 20th century, has died at 89.
Singing truly becomes a living thing in Jennifer Larmore‘s remarkable voice and personality.
Ah, so many choices from my repertoire.
In its third revival, Lyric Opera of Chicago‘s production of Don Giovanni nails its predatory Don — but falls short dramatically with its donne.
I went for Nilsson, but the star for me was the exceptional Mignon Dunn.
Opera Baltimore strikes out with an uninspired production of Don Giovanni.
I find it unfathomable that Frederica Von Stade is 81 years old, for to me she is eternally 31.
In San Francisco, an autumnal Renée Fleming proves she can still work her magic with Strauss’s Four Last Songs.
Austin Opera inaugurates its new permanent home with Ofrenda, an intimate tribute to the city’s Latine community.
Irina Arkhipova gives a masterclass in singing in this thrilling excerpt from The Maid of Orleans by Tchaikovsky.
Two up-and-coming sopranos — Chelsea Lehnea and Marigona Qerkezi — make a splash across two nights in Stuttgart.
With ambition to spare, Boston Lyric Opera‘s William Tell shows that the state of American opera need not be depressing.
And then I remembered how much I love Cecilia Bartoli who was a major star when I first got into opera in my teens and remains so today.
Our critic reports on the bumper crop of young singers at this year’s Giargiari Bel Canto Competition in Philadelphia.
Anita Rachvelishvili and Saioa Hernandez are headed back to New York and this week’s Grand Tier Grab Bag features them together in a performance from July.
Who knew that Giulietta Simionato was so excellent in the Rossini coloratura repertoire?
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