Pragmatism and ideology
It doesn’t get more classic than John Dexter‘s Dialogues des Carmélites.
Bertrand de Billy
15 pieces since 2006 — at 5 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
15
pieces
5
companies
21
years
8 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Bertrand de Billy.
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The three faces of Lisette
The season’s second cast delivered a satisfying, if not transcendent, La Traviata at the Met last night as they struggled to emerge from piles of jewel tone brocade and gold filigree.
Three more times!
The long evening didn’t achieve the degree of celebration it should have.
War horses
The proceedings took the virtue of longevity too much to heart; the night stretched on interminably.
Quantum leap
Like Julius Caesar before her, Anna Netrebko can rightly proclaim “Veni vidi vici” about her decisive Roman victory at the Metropolitan Opera where she took on her first-ever Tosca.
I want magic
Why, only now, Cendrillon is having its premiere at the Met is a puzzling question.
Cabal me by your name
It’s fortunate that the Met’s production of Luisa Miller featured the incomparable Piotr Beczala in the role of Rodolfo.
Illuminata a festa splende Venezia nel lontano
Having recovered from today’s five hour dress rehearsal at the Met, La Cieca’s spy Barnaba offers this report: There isn’t much point to doing La Gioconda in this day and age if you haven’t got a cast who can put it over. Wonder of wonders, the Met has dug its ancient (1967) staging out of […]
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).