When Pushkin comes to shove
An incoherent production of Ruslan and Lyudmila at the Hamburg State Opera may dispense with the fantastical, but Glinka‘s magic remains.
Peter D'Ettore
Peter D'Ettore discovered his love of opera in college through Leontyne Price's 1961 recording of "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta," even deciding to study and write about queerness and opera performance for his master's thesis. Born and raised in South Florida, he currently teaches literature and composition courses at his local community college and plans all of his travel (domestic and international) around the opera season.
Now I’m an old believer
Big voices overwhelm Claus Guth‘s toothless staging of Khovanshchina at the Berlin Staatsoper.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
