At Wolf Trap Opera, a season-closing Tosca is weighed down by an incoherent setting during Italy’s Anni di piombo.
Wolf Trap Opera triumphs in a fizzy, fun Cenerentola.
In the 1847 version of Macbeth, the forces of Teatro Nuovo lacked the thunderous punch this music can pack, but provided a pleasant ride
Anna Bolena might be the earliest of Donizetti’s operas that might have name recognition to a non-specialist audience.
Updating opera settings is, of course, expected; I’d wager in most houses more often than not it’s now the norm. Still, few in my experience have the specificity and local immediacy of Don Pasquale at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
This is likely the best Giargiari Bel Canto competition year in my experience, evidenced in several important ways.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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