Seville servants
A muted and merry carousel ride out of feudalism in the Met’s production of Le nozze di Figaro
Joshua Hopkins
21 pieces since 2013 — in 11 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
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11
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6
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14
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By role
8 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Joshua Hopkins.
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Mozart, maximally
Do you ever wonder how easy it is to invent a Christmas tradition?
In my very own private hell
No, we don’t really need another “Orpheus” opera. Or, rather, we don’t need this one.
Straight to hell
November in New York hosts two premieres dedicated to mythology’s greatest musician, which prompts Trove Thursday to present a vintage Monteverdi L’Orfeo with Judith Raskin and Gérard Souzay conducted by Leopold Stokowski (!) and a recent HIP London broadcast of Luigi Rossi’s L’Orfeo.
Quand votre sœur Charlotte est là!
Trove Thursday previews Massenet’s Werther—due to return next month at the Met—with a 1984 Paris performance starring two marvelous protagonists, Tatiana Troyanos and Alain Vanzo.
You better sit down kids
If Sunday’s performance of Magic Flute at the Met demonstrated one thing, it is that opera targeted at children must be just as good as (if not better than) opera targeted at adults.
Speaking ill of the dead
Plácido Domingo’s conducting reduced the score’s urgency to the lethargy of a jellyfish.
Wigs and weaves
It’s easiest to write reviews when there are soaring triumphs and miserable failures.
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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).
