Home run
The Barber of Seville turned out to be the most overall solid production of the year and even a bit of old-fashioned fun.
Eric Owens
58 pieces since 2006 — in 26 roles, at 13 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
58
pieces
26
roles
13
companies
21
years
By role
Wotan 5
Porgy 4
Alberich 3
Hagen 2
Jaufré Rudel 2
Montesecco 1
Wotan/Wanderer 1
Water Goblin 1
Vodnik 1
The King 1
Stephen Kumalo 1
Raimondo 1
Philippe II 1
Philippe 1
Orest 1
Nekrotzar 1
Mefistofele 1
Macbeth 1
Jailer 1
Hunding 1
Hercules 1
Gualtiero 1
Grendel 1
Filippo II 1
Emile Griffith (older self) 1
Capellio 1
By company
Metropolitan Opera 17
Lyric Opera of Chicago 7
Washington National Opera 3
Carnegie Hall 1
Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1
Dutch National Opera 1
Glimmerglass Festival 1
LA Opera 1
Minnesota Orchestra 1
New York Philharmonic 1
Opera Orchestra of New York 1
San Francisco Opera 1
War Memorial Opera House 1
3 pieces as Washington National Opera — stats above show all coverage for Eric Owens.
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Family values
A regular day in 2018 Washington, D.C., or Verdi’s Don Carlo?
Play well
Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson’s 1949 musicalization of Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country has found a tentative home on the opera stage.