Christmas past imperfect
Give the creators credit for producing an emotional response.
5 pieces since 2017 — in 3 roles, at 3 companies, most often at Washington National Opera.
Give the creators credit for producing an emotional response.
Despite the practically unmitigated fiasco of the last Verdi concert opera performance seen in Boston, I approached Sunday’s Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras performance of Don Carlo at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre with much more optimism.
On May 2, Rebecca Herman‘s conceptualizing of Carmen was a significant departure from the traditional depiction of a marginalized “other,” maintaining a traditional staging in Seville.
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