Brendan Latimer
Brendan Latimer is a writer and urban planner based in Baltimore, MD. He invented the dark chocolate with orange juice combo. You can find him on Instagram at @b_lat_ and @operanoises.
Calling from 2066, Brendan Latimer argues that the best way to save opera might be to just blow up the standard repertoire altogether.
Wolf Trap Opera triumphs in a fizzy, fun Cenerentola.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s concert Rigoletto hits some vocal turbulence
My contribution this month honors the great Sherrill Milnes in his electrifying performance of Iago’s credo (1979, Met).
Vivacious performances outweigh a host of odd directorial choices in the Washington National Opera‘s
West Side Story
Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung at Canadian Opera Company deliver on fine performances even if Robert Lepage‘s production skimps on horror.
Opera Baltimore concludes its season with a piercing semi-staged production of Pelléas et Mélisande.
Brendan Latimer hitches a ride with members of the “site-responsive opera” movement who are taking their shows out of the opera house — and out of the box.
Confused dramaturgy dampens an otherwise sparkling night of singing in Opera Baltimore’s Lucrezia Borgia.
A uniformly strong cast triumphs over a dull production of Don Carlo at the Dallas Opera.
Brendan Latimer sits down with Francesca Zambello and members of the cast of Washington National Opera’s production of Aïda to discuss the complicated legacy of one of Verdi’s most beloved works and the tricky business of “inventing the truth.”
Sherrill Milnes sits down with Brendan Latimer to talk about his life, career, and what he hopes to pass along to the next generation
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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