Washington National Opera presented a well-sung and humorous Marriage of Figaro, buoyed by clever direction and a strong cast, particularly Rosa Feola’s Countess and Joélle Harvey’s Susanna.
For those of you keeping track at home that’s four substitutions for three roles and the curtain hasn’t even gone up yet.
Lightning struck again here when, after a wait of 39 years, San Francisco Opera unveiled a new production of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux.
Well, that didn’t last long.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
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