Madama Butterfly at Opera Colorado plays it safe — and never fully takes flight.
Akhnaten has lost none of its power or glitz at the Los Angeles Opera.
Madama Butterfly is the opera of the moment.
Festival O is back, and the sense of joy and expectation was palpable among the audience and Opera Philadelphia staff, who chatted together as we awaited the start of The Raven.
Reunited and it feels so good!
Going into Washington National Opera’s final presentation of the season, Madama Butterfly, I feared that I might be geisha’d out.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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