Born to be Wilde
Cocooned in an amiable production of Theo Morrison‘s revised Oscar, David Daniels flew to new heights in the congenial title role.
Wayne Tigges
7 pieces since 2012 — in 5 roles, at 6 companies, most often at Academy of Music.
7
pieces
5
roles
6
companies
15
years
Role Colonel Henry P. Isaacson
Role Griffith's manager
Ring cycle
Washington National Opera continued a focus on recent works this season with Terence Blanchard and Michael Cristofer’s 2013 opera Champion on the life of boxer Emile Griffith.
Role Judge Turpin
Leave it to cleaver
If I’d gotten an hour less sleep you’d now find me mixing everything up and writing about Mrs. Lovett making her entrance on a bronze horse like Peter the Great.
Role Nourabad
The desert song
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.
Role Roy Cohn
And the ‘Angels’ sing
Angels in America reimagined as an actual, full-blown opera.