The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra under conductor Stéphane Denève plays up the schtick in a concert performance of The Magic Flute – and obscures Mozart’s magic in the process.
The Monkey King at San Francisco Opera combines spectacle and sentiment.
A muted and merry carousel ride out of feudalism in the Met’s production of Le nozze di Figaro
Tell us: What’s your favorite Verdi performance?
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