Beautiful singing, thoughtful staging, lovely melodies… a perfect escape from daily life.
A regular day in 2018 Washington, D.C., or Verdi’s Don Carlo?
Erin Wall was an elegant, warm, and sensitive Arabella.
The Canadian Opera Company scored a coup when they secured Christine Goerke for the revival of their Ring productions over the last three seasons
Lyric Opera of Chicago rose to the challenges mightily in its first-ever performance of Les Troyens.
First seen in 2005, Siegfried makes a welcome return as a stand-alone production this season.
The sea, the sky, the wind, the storms that are so frequently depicted in the music of Benjamin Britten are brilliantly illuminated in the new DVD of Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach, a collaboration between Aldeburgh Music, film director Margaret Williams, and stage director Tim Albery.
You Parterrestrials know all about Santa Fe Opera’s amazing mountain setting and open-sided theater affording breathtaking sunsets, weather-related drama and–when the back stage wall is opened–starry backdrops, but it was my first visit, so indulge me a little.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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