Here a Leigh, there a Leigh Here a Leigh, there a Leigh

Judith Malafronte sits down with bass David Leigh who debuts as Rocco in Washington National Opera’s production of Fidelio next week

By October 15, 2024 at 9:00 AM
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A place in the sun A place in the sun

Friday evening’s Met premiere of Akhnaten was a resounding triumph and an outstanding testament to Philip Glass’s enduring operatic vision.

By November 09, 2019 at 5:24 PM
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Reframing Reframing

The production is at all times visually arresting, but it’s also extremely distracting.

By March 06, 2018 at 1:13 PM
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A new beginning A new beginning

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2016-17 season got off to an exciting start on Saturday night with Wagner’s Das Rheingold.

By October 04, 2016 at 9:45 AM
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Mice mice baby Mice mice baby

This “new-to-Chicago” production is a sheer pleasure from beginning to end.

By October 12, 2015 at 10:00 AM
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Et in Arcadia, libido Et in Arcadia, libido

A performance space called the Sheen Center has opened its doors way down the far end of Bleecker Street, a stoner’s throw from where CBGB’s used to thrive beside the itsy-bitsy Amato Opera House. (You never forget your first Oberto, Conte di San Bonifacio.)  Sheen Center, sizable and modern and slim on personality, contains two…

By March 22, 2015 at 2:27 PM
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