Gorgon wild
Iain Bell and Lydia Steier‘s Medusa stuns in Brussels.
Mary Elizabeth Williams
7 pieces since 2022 — in 6 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Seattle Opera.
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roles
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companies
5
years
Role Athena
Role Dido
School gyrls
What Opera Lafayette’s Dido and Aeneas lost in gravitas it gained in charm and specificity.
Role Isolde
Meticulously shaped, beautifully tinted
Stefan Vinke brings to Tristan an indefatigable heldentenor of sturdy, muscular brilliance and a physical intensity that allowed him to fearlessly traverse this complex character’s broad emotional compass.
Role Morgiane
And her mother too
After a flurry of coverage over the past weeks, Opera Lafayette, in partnership with New Orleans’s OperaCréole, finally premiered Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane, ou Le Sultan d’Ispahan in DC last night.
Role the Foreign Princess
Empty chairs
The fourth production of Santa Fe Opera’s 66th Festival Season that opened on Saturday June 22 offered a multitude of firsts.
Role The Woman
Psychological projections
“The distance between dreams and reality is called action.” – Brian Tracy
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).