Although stripped down, this comedy of manners was far from boring due to well-choreographed movements and actions of the characters.
The conclusion of our Fanciulla del West video overview in three parts looks at a trio of performances from the 2010s.
Now it’s time to grab Albert Einstein for a lengthy swim.
I was puzzled by my initial exposure to the Medea of Aribert Reimann, a work of 2010.
A woman reads from the Bible. There is a dance scene in a tavern. The discovery of blood gives away the protagonist.
Giacomo Puccini’s final opus interruptus is and shall always remain my favorite opera. The reasons for this preference are so varied and numerous that if they were printed and bound the volume would most assuredly require its own stand.
Whatever happened to Stefania Bonfadelli?
Soprano Renée Fleming is certainly making the role of the Countess in Richard Strauss’s final opera Capriccio the focus of her late-career years.
In 2006, Aribert Reimann was offered a commission to create a new work for Vienna State Opera. After initial hesitation—”The creative process can sometimes be rather a struggle and isn’t necessarily a pleasant experience”—he went to work. After a flirtation with a Camus drama, he settled on Franz Grillparzer’s version of Medea as his subject…
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
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