Better off dead
I have a horrible confession. I’ve always judged the quality of an opera largely on the number of dead characters at the finale.
25 pieces since 2009 — in 15 roles, at 10 companies, most often at Washington National Opera.
2 pieces as LA Opera — stats above show all coverage for Ryan McKinny.
View allI have a horrible confession. I’ve always judged the quality of an opera largely on the number of dead characters at the finale.
Vocal glamour in abundance highlighted the opening performance of LA Opera’s Il barbiere di Siviglia on November 29 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion, with much buzz attendant on the company debuts of Rossini experts Juan Diego Flórez and Joyce DiDonato. Adding excitement was the Figaro of Nathan Gunn, who played with Errol Flynn panache, and […]
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