Kent Nagano gives a boost to the Opéra national de Paris‘s revival of Nixon in China.
While last year’s finals were dominated by early nineteenth-century bel canto arias, this year’s finalists took on a remarkably broad range of music from a variety of repertoires.
I had my head in my hands groaning in disbelief instead of joining in the general applause around me.
Opera at Caramoor rallied Sunday afternoon with an admirable if erratic performance of Fidelio which was especially memorable for South African soprano Elza van den Heever’s thrilling first-ever Leonore.
“The music’s fun, but doesn’t Rossini repeat himself?”
An opera revolving around chastity vows, adultery, slut-shaming, lesbianism, transvestism and much more!
A Birnam Wood of Macbeths and Ladys has come traipsing through New York this year.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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