Once more with feeling
We humans tend to dislike uncertainty, therefore there is something comforting going to opera revivals; you know exactly what you are going to get.
Wolfgang Gussmann
4 pieces since 2011 — at 2 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
4
pieces
2
companies
16
years
By company
Plummeting in love
The Met’s current production of Verdi’s La Traviata is something of a mixed bag.
Wish upon a star
At what moment does a “rising star” become simply a “star”?
New classic
Willy Decker’s Traviata has garnered praise from critics and audiences alike in the week since its Metropolitan premiere, but (as was to be expected) this praise comes over the complaints of a select few traditionalists, a handful of lonely boos amid the mostly enthusiastic applause. Their objection (as usual) is that Decker’s production betrays the […]
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).