Eli Jacobson inaugurates parterre box’s new “Perspectives on the Aria” feature with a deep dive into Leonore’s “Abscheulicher!” from Beethoven’s Fidelio which returns to the Metropolitan Opera tomorrow with the Met’s current dramatic soprano star Lise Davidsen as Leonore.
The plight of two women, each from different backgrounds, was on full display in San Francisco opera houses last week.
Final opera of the season. Little-known opera. A revival. So, you can probably skip it, right?
“Tame” seemed to be the appropriate adjective to describe San Francisco Opera’s Carmen.
Probably no more than 100 gathered Tuesday in a curtained-off space in the lobby of NYC’s Gershwin Hotel to witness the North American premiere of Rodrigo by operamission.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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