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>What does a great opera production do, and what does a bad production fail to do?
3 pieces since 2012 — in 2 roles, at 2 companies, most often at Den Norske Opera.
>What does a great opera production do, and what does a bad production fail to do?
Death and its terrible aftermath hang like a pestilent fog over director Stefan Herheim’s fascinating and chilling production of Puccini’s La Bohème for Den Norske Opera.
The revival of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Music Center downtown, last seen at LA Opera in 2013, is reason for jubilation for everyone except perhaps the singers engaged.
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