Something extramarital
Saturday evening conductor Will Crutchfield revived Donizetti’s La Favorite—unheard in New York for fifteen years.
Stephen Powell
11 pieces since 2013 — in 8 roles, at 7 companies, most often at Caramoor Festival.
11
pieces
8
roles
7
companies
14
years
By role
Role Alphonse
Role Bishop of Beauvais
What’s at stake for a soul on fire?
Norman Dello Joio, who was knocking about winning prizes for film and TV scores, composed The Trial at Rouen, his second opera on the subject, for NBC.
Role Giorgio Germont
Sparkle, Lisette, sparkle!
Opera Philadelphia Channel invites viewers to revisit a 2015 production of La Traviata, captured on the Academy of Music stage, that’s notable for Lisette Oropesa’s debut as Violetta Valéry.
Lost soul
Lisette Oropesa sang “The Lost One”—the meaning of “traviata.”
Role Lenape chieftain
He’ll take Manhattan
Purchase of Manhattan was given its world premiere on Thursday evening at the Marble Collegiate Church on Fifth Avenue.
Role Oliver Jordan
The party’s over
Seven characters step forward and sing a rousing opening number, “The Party Goes On,” accompanied by images of job lines, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens.
Role Prus
Life sentence
Janácek’s disconcerting commentary on youth and immortality received a full-throated performance.
Role Rigoletto
The year in Corwin
New York City isn’t a bad place to live, operatically-speaking.
Play your hunch
Bel Canto at Caramoor is something that I’ve always wanted to attend but never have because … well because frankly I’m just too lazy during the summers, and I’m also a big baby about outdoor performances.
Role Rodrigue
Eschorcher
Giuseppe and I have always had a complicated relationship.
Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at the Met!
Quinn Kelsey and Lise Davidsen star in the Met's new Macbeth. We're giving away one ticket, so screw your courage to the sticking place and enter now!
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).
