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Olga Kulchynska
7 pieces since 2014 — in 5 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
7
pieces
5
roles
3
companies
13
years
By company
Role Ilia
Role Marfa
The Night They Raided Rimsky’s
Opera-lovers who attend too much modern opera may find that it feels like duty.
Role Musetta
Dreamers with empty hands
It’s autumn in New York, baby.
We’ll always have Paris
At Friday night’s performance of La Bohème at the Met, the cast seemed to lean into (and gamble upon) the production’s enduring popularity.
Role Susanna
Seville servants
A muted and merry carousel ride out of feudalism in the Met’s production of Le nozze di Figaro
Role Tatyana
High and dry
Ilana Walder-Biesanz reports from The Santa Fe Opera, where Tobias Picker‘s latest opera falls short, a new Rodelinda scintillates, and sumptuous singing abounds across the entire repertoire.