Paris is always a good idea
Though perhaps showing its age, a storied production of La bohème nonetheless makes a welcome return to the Los Angeles Opera
William Guanbo Su
14 pieces since 2018 — in 8 roles, at 10 companies, most often at Juilliard School.
14
pieces
8
roles
10
companies
9
years
By role
Role Colline
If they could turn back time
Yuval Sharon at Boston Lyric Opera has brilliantly found an interpretative middle ground for La bohème by presenting the acts in reverse order.
Role Commendatore
Dressed to kill
Oh, that slippery Don Giovanni—so elusive, so chaotic, so open to no end of interpretation!
Role Garibaldo
High and dry
Ilana Walder-Biesanz reports from The Santa Fe Opera, where Tobias Picker‘s latest opera falls short, a new Rodelinda scintillates, and sumptuous singing abounds across the entire repertoire.
Role Hercules
Hercules conquers Carnegie
William Guanbo Su and Ann Hallenberg are compelling in The English Concert’s presentation of Handel‘s Hercules at Carnegie Hall.
Role Herr Reich
Stout fellow
There are two delights here: a delectable score too rarely heard and an introduction at close quarters to half a dozen young singers ready for takeoff, indeed already flying.
Role Jailer
On an evening in Roma
After an uneven gala performance of Tosca on Tuesday, I’m not sure what the Met means by “celebrating Puccini.”
Role Pluton
Tragically Hippolyte
I had my head in my hands groaning in disbelief instead of joining in the general applause around me.
Role Simon Maccabeus
Suspicious conduct
There is a strong case to be made that George Fridrich Handel is the composer most suited to the present moment.