Hustle your bustle
Opera San José‘s La Traviata has all the buzz and energy of a world premiere.
Kidon Choi
5 pieces since 2014 — in 5 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Manhattan School of Music.
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pieces
5
roles
5
companies
13
years
Role Germont
Role Giorgio Germont
Vertigo more than tuberculosis
This Traviata remained firmly Beltway-bound and by the time I had gotten home, the 45-minute traffic jam to leave the parking lot was eminently fresher in my mind than the evening’s performance.
Role Prince Yamadori
Looking for Trouble
The ailing and grief-stricken Pinkerton was shown to give his son a diary about his time in Nagasaki, and as Trouble read it, he (and the audience) was taken back in time as the story came to life, similar to the use of Pensieve in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4).
Role Rodomante
Haydn in plain sight
The operas of Franz Josef Haydn are seldom presented in the great opera houses of the world, but then, they weren’t composed for the great opera houses of his own world.
Role Tonio
Bring on the lovers, liars and clowns
San Diego Opera’s Pagliacci puts a play within a play within a play.