Kingly sex
As far as prewar Italian verismo goes, L’amore dei tre re is a supernova.
Philip Cokorinos
6 pieces since 2016 — in 6 roles, at 4 companies, most often at New York City Opera.
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pieces
6
roles
4
companies
11
years
Role Archibaldo
Role Kuno
Dodging a bullet
Dull conducting makes Der Freischütz miss its mark at Carnegie Hall.
Role Priest
Clash of symbols
La Campana Sommersa (The Sunken Bell), which is being presented by the New York City Opera at the Rose Theater through April 7, is a true oddball.
Role Riolobo
Rolling on the river
Daniel Catán’s Florencia en el Amazonas at NYCO charts the emotional trajectory of seven characters aboard a ship called the El Dorado.
Role Rochefort
T’amo ancora qual t’amava in basso stato
As this is “Donizetti Month” here on parterre box, Chris’s Cache offers the recently deceased Paul Plishka and Opera Orchestra of New York with Carol Vaness in Anna Bolena and with Mariella Devia in the rarely heard Adelia.
Role Schlendrian
Ceaseless mugging
The phrase “immersive Coffee Cantata experience” evokes being dipped into a giant, boiling vat of java.
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).