Lakeside ‘Story’
Sunny, lakeside Cooperstown presents a peppy, exuberant, winning production of West Side Story, the musical.
Vanessa Becerra
5 pieces since 2016 — in 5 roles, at 5 companies, most often at LA Opera.
5
pieces
5
roles
5
companies
11
years
Role Maria
Role Miss Lightfoot
Thanks for scaring
I found Fellow Travelers intellectually and politically riveting, musically thrilling, and profoundly moving. It was a triumph.
Role Papagena
Out there in the dark
The revival of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Music Center downtown, last seen at LA Opera in 2013, is reason for jubilation for everyone except perhaps the singers engaged.
Role Violetta
A smoking Traviata
Restrictions encourage creative staging, for which the Berkshire Opera Festival is renowned.
Role Zerlina
Group therapy
As long as women have been preyed upon, Don Giovanni has been relevant.