What do you get when you blend innovative 17th century composition, 1970s family drama, and one of the most sordid tales of the New Testament?
Barbara Strozzi links two sensuous programs by L’Arpeggiata and Catapult Opera.
The operatic offerings of Boston Early Music Festival — Keiser‘s Octavia and Telemann‘s Pimpinone and Ino — are delectable discoveries
John Yohalem reports on Catapult Opera’s satiating San Giovanni Battista
The Met doesn’t have the monopoly on Salome this spring — look no further than Catapult Opera’s San Giovanni Battista which opens in Brooklyn next month.
An air of discovery pervaded the first New York presentation of La ville morte much the way that it pervades the opera’s plot itself.
Puccini’s schmaltziest, most melodic, most dramatically limp, most cynical, most obscure mature work
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).
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