Distant ‘Light’
Whether Lyric Opera of Chicago is an appropriate venue for such an intimate, gentle show as The Light in the Piazza is a subject of much critical debate.
Renée Fleming
171 pieces since 2005 — in 36 roles, at 19 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
171
pieces
36
roles
19
companies
22
years
By role
Marschallin 5
Rodelinda 4
Violetta 4
Armida 3
Countess 3
Thaïs 3
Daphne 3
Lucrezia Borgia 3
Ariadne 2
Blanche DuBois 2
Clarissa Vaughan 2
Arabella 2
Margaret Johnson 2
Manon 2
Rusalka 2
Pat Nixon 2
Nettie 1
Tatyana 1
Rosina 1
Sandrina 1
Susannah 1
Louise 1
unknown 1
Virginia Woolf 1
Marguerite 1
Alaide 1
La Folie 1
intermission commentatress 1
Hanna Glawari 1
Georgia O'Keeffe 1
Gabriel/Eva 1
Ellen 1
Countess; Thäis 1
Countess Rosina 1
Countess Madeleine 1
Anna 1
By company
Metropolitan Opera 31
Lyric Opera of Chicago 2
Boston Symphony Orchestra 2
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra 1
Wolf Trap 1
Washington National Opera 1
San Francisco Opera 1
Royal Opera House 1
Richard Tucker Gala 1
Orchestre de Paris 1
Opera Orchestra of New York 1
Opéra de Paris 1
National Symphony Orchestra 1
Los Angeles Opera 1
LA Opera 1
Imperial Theater 1
Houston Grand Opera 1
Festspielhaus Baden-Baden 1
Carnegie Hall 1
2 pieces as Lyric Opera of Chicago — stats above show all coverage for Renée Fleming.
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Where have all the bubbles gone?
As a whole, the evening seemed forced and a bit dispiriting.
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).
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