The most disappointing performance in 30 otherwise glorious years of William Christie and Les Arts Florissants visiting New York City.
Can a surfeit of pleasure become—in the end—unsatisfying?
I was, to my astonishment, quite bored.
Heaven temporarily relocated to the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Sunday evening for a concert performance of Rossini’s revered but rarely heard Semiramide.
You have only until Sunday to catch the most heart-breaking moments seen on New York City operatic stages this season.
Every year New York City opera-lovers eagerly anticipate the autumn because it means that summer is finally over and we can get back to serious opera-going, and this September promises “The Battle of the A’s.”
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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