Donna Annina
Gregory Spears’ latest opera Castor and Patience, with a libretto by former US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith, was commissioned by Cincinnati Opera to celebrate its centennial season in 2020.
By Donna Annina
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“Utter genius” (Broadway World) Dorothy Bishop returns to the Triad Theater for her annual Dozen Divas Holiday Spectacular. Dorothy presents fully costumed, vocally brilliant send-ups of the world’s greatest singing icons from Barbra to Cher to Adele. More information and tickets.
Blind Injustice is a masterpiece, brilliant theater.
By Donna Annina
Seven characters step forward and sing a rousing opening number, “The Party Goes On,” accompanied by images of job lines, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens.
By Donna Annina
Cincinnati Opera presented the world premiere Fellow Travelers Friday and I’m here to tell you that not only does the opera have legs, it has balls.
By Donna Annina
The Manchurian Candidate is indeed operatic: outsized characters, a doomed love story and a narrative fraught with suspense.
By Donna Annina
