Playing in the rafters
Opera took center stage on the final weekend of the Philadelphia Orchestra season.
Christian Van Horn
58 pieces since 2013 — in 30 roles, at 13 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
58
pieces
30
roles
13
companies
14
years
By role
Colline 5
Narbal 4
Bluebeard 3
Méphistophélès 3
Donner 2
Mefistofele 2
Alidoro 2
Oroveso 2
Giorgio 1
Raimondo 1
Pistola 1
Ramfis 1
Nick Shadow 1
Simon 1
Speaker 1
The Four Villains 1
Zoroastro 1
King Philip II 1
King Philip 1
Friar Laurence 1
Filippo II 1
Figaro 1
Fiesco 1
Escamillo 1
Enrico 1
Don Ruy Gomez de Silva 1
Doktor 1
Count Walther 1
Claggart 1
Banquo 1
By company
Metropolitan Opera 15
San Francisco Opera 10
Lyric Opera of Chicago 7
Canadian Opera Company 2
Dallas Opera 2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
Cleveland Orchestra 1
Opéra national de Paris 1
Opera Philadelphia 1
Philadelphia Orchestra 1
War Memorial 1
Washington Concert Opera 1
Washington National Opera 1
5 pieces as Colline — stats above show all coverage for Christian Van Horn.
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Dreamers with empty hands
It’s autumn in New York, baby.
Queen of the New Year
Although the gold glitter cannons detonated at the end of the act were an ostentatious reminder that this was a celebration of the new year, it seemed that the only words on anyone’s lips as the audience filed out of the theater were “Viva Netrebko!”
You give me fever
Mortality is ugly—it smells, it makes uncomfortable noises, it takes its time; and then there is the overwhelming sense of dread and helplessness.
La vie de broham
Imagine the good fortune of attending La Bohème with someone who’s never seen it!
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).
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