Take me out to the bull game Take me out to the bull game

I braved the alarming and majestically colorful wall-graffiti-art of Bushwick to attend Bullfight Boylesque, which runs to October 28.

By September 26, 2018 at 1:49 PM
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Shorn yesterday Shorn yesterday

For opening night 2018, the Met offered the creaky but appealing biblical epic Samson et Dalila, presumably as a vehicle for Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna.

By September 25, 2018 at 8:59 AM
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Water, logged Water, logged

So, how excited are you to read another piece about the Mary Zimmerman Rusalka?

By February 26, 2017 at 7:00 AM
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Glitter, glitter on the wall Glitter, glitter on the wall

A vibrant burlesque, this adult iteration of the classic fairytale manages to arch its back against the past while crawling toward the future.

By February 04, 2016 at 12:17 PM
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Inappropriately touching Inappropriately touching

“Operatic” generally refers to sung drama, but there is another meaning of that term: grandiose, outsize, hysterical.

By October 11, 2015 at 9:00 AM
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The Roman stain The Roman stain

Gotham Chamber Opera stumbled so badly Friday night with Francesco Cavalli’s 1668 Eliogabalo at The Box, it was hard to know whether to feel sad or angry—or both.

By March 17, 2013 at 1:22 PM
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