Catch a falling tsar
You’d think by now I’d know better than to make snap judgments about an opera or a singer—but apparently not.
Joseph Barron
4 pieces since 2016 — in 4 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Bard Summerscape.
4
pieces
4
roles
2
companies
11
years
By role
By company
Role Basmanov
Role Kissinger
Nixon in Jersey: The Renixoning
The singers and the orchestra carry the show, but where do they carry it?
Role Sparafucile
Rigoletto on the fringe
Tanglewood may bring the classical music crowd to Lenox, but for opera, it’s all about neighboring Pittsfield, Mass.
Role Swallow
Jersey shore
You don’t often hear the grand operas of Benjamin Britten on smaller stages.
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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).
