Keeper of the flame
Elina Garanca’s glorious Marguerite transformed La Damnation de Faust into the Met’s first essential must-see of the year.
Bryan Hymel
25 pieces since 2013 — in 9 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
25
pieces
9
roles
7
companies
14
years
By role
5 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Bryan Hymel.
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Mark, missed
Thoughtless direction stifled the epic drama.
Embroidered silk
Maria Agresta‘s delicately-acted, sumptuously-sung seamstress transformed what might have been just an average Wednesday night revival into something finer.
Moon and stars
One of the major complaints about the five year casting system (as well as the shared productions by different companies) is that operatic events are rarely surprises anymore.
Snow business
Every year I say I’m not going to another La Bohème because I’ve seen this too many times.