No heather on the hill: ‘Lucia’ in LA
LA Opera sent out an email warning that the production “contains depictions of blood, violence, and drug use, as well as strobe lights and a gunshot effect in Act III.”
Anthony Ciaramitaro
5 pieces since 2017 — in 5 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Merola Opera Program.
5
pieces
5
roles
4
companies
10
years
By role
Role Arturo
Role Cassio
Candid theatricality
Out of sheer morbid curiosity last evening I pulled up the “orders” page of my Amazon account and searched Otello to discover that over the past 11 years. I’ve ordered 15 items with that title (one as recently as last night!)
Role Giorgio
There are fascists at the bottom of our garden
It’s 1938. We know, even if the characters do not, how the story will end.
Role Pinkerton
No strings attached
Madama Butterfly is the opera of the moment.
Role Ramiro
A midnight girl in a nine o’clock town
Samantha Hankey, so impressive as Diana and Giove-in-Diana in Juilliard’s recent run of Cavalli’s La Calisto, was the perfect Cenerentola.