Lindsey Reynolds
8 pieces since 2018 — in 4 roles, at 4 companies, most often at Opera Philadelphia.
Role Beggar Woman
Role Cathleen
Riding on empty
Two atmospheric but bleak works provide a musical illustration of the notion that misery loves company.
Role Contessa di Folleville
Museum quality
Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims in a nutshell: Hyperactive, confusing, and distracting from (and sometimes for) the singers? Yes. Imaginative, wildly entertaining, and musically rewarding? Absolutely.
Role Zerlina
Friend me a tenor
A particularly heartbreaking aspect of the pandemic shutdown has, of course, been helplessly watching rising artists have their careers plunged into indefinite silence. But for a few bold souls who are willing to try new things, the moment has also opened doors.
They love a piano
It’s difficult to reconcile what Schlather writes with what we see onstage, which is a jumble not only of pianos, but of periods and concepts.