Dishonored in the breach
Uneven operas, like Verdi’s Ernani, which just recently finished its Scala run, more often work as theatre on the micro level than the macro.
42 pieces since 2013 — in 22 roles, at 11 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Teatro alla Scala — stats above show all coverage for Ailyn Pérez.
View allUneven operas, like Verdi’s Ernani, which just recently finished its Scala run, more often work as theatre on the micro level than the macro.
On Thursday evening, the Teatro alla Scala audience didn’t watch the familiar presentation of a “wayward woman” who overcomes moral inferiority only to be robbed of happiness when she finally deserved it.
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