Faerie tale theatre
Zémire et Azor, André-Ernest-Modest Grétry‘s riff on “Beauty and the Beast”, gets a rare outing in the Berkshires.
4 pieces since 2024 — at 3 companies, most often at Glimmerglass Festival.
Zémire et Azor, André-Ernest-Modest Grétry‘s riff on “Beauty and the Beast”, gets a rare outing in the Berkshires.
Madama Butterfly at Opera Colorado plays it safe — and never fully takes flight.
War! Heroism! Mysterious strangers! Attempted suicide! Steadfast love! Così fan tutte, as staged November 18-21 at Juilliard Opera, had… none of these things.
Love makes fools of us all – that seems to be the theme of this summer’s Glimmerglass Festival.
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