Puppets and cherry blossoms
I find it difficult to experience Madama Butterfly without also experiencing an odd fracturing of the self.
Anthony Minghella
12 pieces since 2006 — at 1 company, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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4 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Anthony Minghella.
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Puppet show
Madama Butterfly remains fascinating because of its complexity.
Stage beauty
>What does a great opera production do, and what does a bad production fail to do?
No limits
The scene: a vocal audition, sometime in the past. A young, blond soprano approaches the podium. Her aria: “Un bel di.” She sings. Before she gets to the second “Chi sara” she’s rudely interrupted.
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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).
