Eli Jacobson

The juice is on the loose The juice is on the loose

The bonkers, bewildering Die ägyptische Helena begets a suitably lush musical and creative treatment at Bard SummerScape.

Wedding from hell Wedding from hell

Les Arts Florissants (lightly) stages two Charpentier rarities as a summer wedding gone wrong.

Hell’s kitchen Hell’s kitchen

Teatro Nuovo pays tribute to a historic New York production of Don Giovanni with a talented ensemble.

Rubber soul Rubber soul

Video Artists International brings us back to a time when opera was carried over the airwaves by great voices—and a tire company.

Trouble in paradise Trouble in paradise
The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players‘s vivacious music making compensates for uninspired storytelling in their staging of Utopia, Limited.
Cavalcade of stars Cavalcade of stars

Back-to-back casts in the Metropolitan Opera’s revivals of Madama Butterfly and La traviata offer ample opportunity for soprano-gazing.