The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>St. John the Baptist</em> The best thing I saw in 2025 was <em>St. John the Baptist</em>

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?

Big time sensuality Big time sensuality

Barbara Strozzi links two sensuous programs by L’Arpeggiata and Catapult Opera. 

Up an Octavia Up an Octavia

The operatic offerings of Boston Early Music FestivalKeiser‘s Octavia and Telemann‘s Pimpinone and Ino — are delectable discoveries

The head on the cake plate The head on the cake plate

John Yohalem reports on Catapult Opera’s satiating San Giovanni Battista

The Bible meets Edward Albee The Bible meets Edward Albee

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.

Hiding in plain sight Hiding in plain sight

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.

Dancing at the edge of the world Dancing at the edge of the world

Puccini’s schmaltziest, most melodic, most dramatically limp, most cynical, most obscure mature work