Nosedive
It’s not so much that I hated the Met Opera’s Grounded. I’m just not convinced that it should have been an opera.
14 pieces since 2016 — in 8 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Jess — stats above show all coverage for Emily D'Angelo.
View allIt’s not so much that I hated the Met Opera’s Grounded. I’m just not convinced that it should have been an opera.
Chopping up the action and dutifully showing each plot point may work in a film but in an opera, where every piece of marginal dialogue must be set to music, it feels like a chore.
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