I had been hopeful that 2024 would end, if not on a high note, then one that was at least in tune.
Taylor Mac isn’t known for being short-winded.
At the Metropolitan Opera on Friday night, an otherwise undistinguished Traviata was salvaged by an astonishing performance from Aleksandra Kurzak, whose Violetta was an incontrovertible triumph.
You’d want to expect that every Met retread would draw the same curiosity, the same large crowds, to Lincoln Center.
After nearly three years and over 20 performances Michael Mayer’s “Las Vegas” production of Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera still outrages many.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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