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.
Christopher Corwin on three stylish sopranos delighting audiences live in New York and on recording in a trio of new releases.
When a revival of Handel‘s Ariodante in Boston coincides with the HD relay of the Met’s current revival of Le nozze di Figaro, parterre box can’t help but share a bit of Olga Kulchynska, the Met’s Susanna, singing the florid “Volate amori.”
A muted and merry carousel ride out of feudalism in the Met’s production of Le nozze di Figaro
As a burgeoning opera fan, I relied on YouTube to connect me with the art form.
It’s autumn in New York, baby.
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.
Opera-lovers who attend too much modern opera may find that it feels like duty.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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