Bird brain
Opera at the Kennedy Center has been in hibernation this winter.
Edward Nelson
9 pieces since 2015 — in 6 roles, at 5 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
9
pieces
6
roles
5
companies
12
years
Role Don Andres
Role John Buckley
Warhorse
Three blocks from the opera house is a terrible time to realize there was homework.
Role L'Ami
Chute your shot
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher is heavy on macabre atmosphere and light on action.
Role Maximilian
Give ’em Hellman
I mean, how often does one get to hear Bernstein’s gorgeous, rollicking, and varied score nursed by a full orchestra and the artistic resources of an opera company?
Role The Barber
Silent treatment
It is perhaps a misperception to suggest that Die Schweigsame Frau is stronger in the uncut version.
Role Tracy Bacon
Storybored
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay was, somehow, a fun night at the opera—just not one that felt specifically operatic.
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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).
