A new production of Dialogues des Carmélites featuring Anna Caterina Antonacci proves that it’s hard to be an iconoclast in Venice.
A brilliant L’italiana in Algeri in Rome has Larry Wolff once again thinking about “singing Turks”
Corinne Winters dons the habit in a live broadcast of a unique double bill from Rome
A live opening night broadcast from Rome.
Overall, this was a superb achievement and a thrilling season opener for the San Francisco Opera.
On Friday, MCal Performances—the performing arts organization based at University of California, Berkeley—presented the US premiere of South African multi-disciplinary artist William Kentridge’s Sybil, with music composed and conceived by Nhlanhla Mahlangu and Kyle Shepherd.
The musical director of the Opera Royal de Wallonie at Liege is currently experiencing the early phase of a promising international career in music.
Ah, finalmente!
Too often I allow my memories of great singers to be dulled by late career behavior, delving into unsuitable roles or just plain laziness.
Tell us: Filth or dementia?
Hasten thee to feed another quarter of conversation for The Talk of the Town!
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