Carmen denominator
When you attend a performance of Georges Bizet’s Carmen you can never be quite certain which one you’re in for.
Theo Hoffman
9 pieces since 2016 — in 6 roles, at 5 companies, most often at Los Angeles Opera.
9
pieces
6
roles
5
companies
11
years
Role Dancaire
Role Frédéric
Ring my bell
The monsoon outside was no match for the torrents of gorgeous, dramatic singing and playing that was unleashed inside George Washington University’s Lisner Hall Sunday afternoon when Washington Concert Opera, in a glorious deluge of Léo Delibes, presented Lakmé to round out its return season.
Role Mr. Kallenbach
Truth, force
I hardly know where to heap my praise first.
Role Oreste
I listen to the wind of my soul
Washington Concert Opera began its 39th season last month with Christoph Willibald Gluck’s late masterpiece Iphigénie en Tauride.
Role Papageno
Strange magic
We’ve had a mini-fest of director Barrie Kosky’s work this year at LA Opera.
Role various observers
Total ellipse
Employing the most slimly elegant resources, Festival O’s Denis & Katya is a monumental, dramatically shattering event.
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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