Is that how they do it? Is that how they do it?

Così fan tutte presents a considerable challenge to the modern director.

By November 17, 2019 at 12:07 PM
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Dancing lady Dancing lady

I entered the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Saturday night for LA Opera’s 30 year old revival of their production of Salome with a combination of enthusiasm and apprehension.

By February 22, 2017 at 1:56 PM
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Mourning becomes Iphigenia Mourning becomes Iphigenia

Gluck’s Iphigénie en Aulide (1774), the occasion of his Paris debut, gets far less respect than her sequel, Iphigénie en Tauride.

By February 11, 2015 at 12:06 PM
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