Sister, sister, oh so fair
Conductor Eun Sun Kim and soprano Elza van der Heever play to their strengths in a piercing revival of Elektra at San Francisco Opera.
Elena Pankratova
5 pieces since 2024 — in 2 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
5
pieces
2
roles
2
companies
3
years
By role
By company
Role Elektra
Direct-to-video
As a burgeoning opera fan, I relied on YouTube to connect me with the art form.
Role Turandot
Decadent genealogies
Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurrelieder and Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot are, in their different ways, the final decadent flowering of a musical tradition at its twilight.
Have a napkin, have a chopstick, have a chair
From a musical perspective, the evening came together admirably. As a work of theater, though, it was as stale as last week’s takeout.