Pragmatism and ideology
It doesn’t get more classic than John Dexter‘s Dialogues des Carmélites.
24 pieces since 2009 — in 15 roles, at 8 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
8 pieces as Metropolitan Opera — stats above show all coverage for Laurent Naouri.
View allIt doesn’t get more classic than John Dexter‘s Dialogues des Carmélites.
The Met’s Cinderella is a charming adaptation of Massenet’s opera. Frothy, fun, and enchanting, it is a magical holiday treat for the whole family to enjoy.
A good time seemed to be had by all though I don’t recall seeing a single child in attendance.
Austin McCormack‘s lascivious choreography outshone a tepid and tedious staging of Saint-Saëns’s old-testament epic.
For opening night 2018, the Met offered the creaky but appealing biblical epic Samson et Dalila, presumably as a vehicle for Elina Garanca and Roberto Alagna.
Why, only now, Cendrillon is having its premiere at the Met is a puzzling question.
Last night was my fourth or fifth wade into the slough of Bartlett Sher’s production of Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann at the Met since its premiere in 2009.
The Met ushers out this wretched year and rings in the new with an elegant and effective new production of Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette.
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