All right on the western front
Silent Night is in a sense a giant middle finger raised against the conventional wisdom that musical sophistication requires inscrutability.
Julie Adams
4 pieces since 2016 — in 4 roles, at 2 companies, most often at San Francisco Opera.
4
pieces
4
roles
2
companies
11
years
By role
By company
Role Ana Sorensen
Role Elsa
Swan’s weh
All in all, this was truly a superb achievement for San Francisco Opera and an auspicious first chapter in the Wagner opera journey with Eun Sun Kim.
Role Kristina
Life sentence
Janácek’s disconcerting commentary on youth and immortality received a full-throated performance.
Role Valkyrie
Beyond the valley of the gods
The Bayerische Staatsoper’s Ring cycle scores another triumph with Tobias Kratzer’s take on Die Walküre.