Ilana Walder-Biesanz reports from The Santa Fe Opera, where Tobias Picker‘s latest opera falls short, a new Rodelinda scintillates, and sumptuous singing abounds across the entire repertoire.
A plodding La bohème in San Francisco never quite takes off
Matthew Travisano takes on Mimì’s Act III aria from La bohème — not that one, the other one — in the latest installment of the “Perspectives on an Aria” series
Madama Butterfly is the opera of the moment.
Phil Chan described his point of departure for reimagining Orientalist works as the question, “what else could this be?”
The second act of Dream of the Red Chamber reached the apex and provided the audience with soul-stirring fulfillment.
Friday evening’s Met premiere of Akhnaten was a resounding triumph and an outstanding testament to Philip Glass’s enduring operatic vision.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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