Star-crossed
For more than 40 years, the magnificent opening image from Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites has served as an icon for the Met.
3 pieces since 2013 — at 2 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
For more than 40 years, the magnificent opening image from Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites has served as an icon for the Met.
Those readers who know my musical tastes will not be shocked to find that I have a somewhat conflicted view of Mozart’s operatic works.
“I didn’t think anything could be campier than Adriana. But this is nothing but camp. Adriana at least has tunes.”
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