That Trump opera at the Staatsoper Hamburg is lazy activism at its finest, we fear.
Only connect! So sayeth E.M. Forster (via Margaret Wilcox) in Howard’s End.
The July-August timeframe in the San Francisco Bay Area is always exciting time in terms of opera.
While Farinelli and the King isn’t the only Broadway play to have explored castration (Sweet Bird of Youth, anyone?) it’s likely the first to concern a legendary 18th century opera star.
A rollicking performance of his delightful comic opera Der geduldige Sokrates featuring a fine cast and the magnificent Akademie für Alte Musik conducted by René Jacobs.
Since its founding 20 years ago, Washington, DC-based Opera Lafayette has devoted its considerable imagination and energy to reviving lesser-known 17th and 18th century French operas.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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