The devil’s eye candy
There are shows with iconic characters, and there are shows with iconic characters playing iconic characters.
Jennifer Check
5 pieces since 2013 — in 4 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
5
pieces
4
roles
3
companies
14
years
By role
Role Elena
Role Élisabeth
Eschorcher
Giuseppe and I have always had a complicated relationship.
Role Falcon
Two ladies in the shade…
The simple fable at the heart of Die Frau ohne Schatten shouldn’t be difficult to parse, but Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s libretto juggles its vaguely Jungian, vaguely Arabian Nights symbolitry as if with intent to mystify and bewilder.
Role the Governess
Nearly there
On Site Opera’s Turn of the Screw, an immersive production set in the Bronx’s Wave Hill Gardens, featured mostly good singing and a few directorial and technological missteps.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).