Girlhood, interrupted
Erin Wall was an elegant, warm, and sensitive Arabella.
41 pieces since 2006 — at 4 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
Erin Wall was an elegant, warm, and sensitive Arabella.
In the month and a half leading to Bernard Haitink’s passing on October 21, my AirPods constantly channeled a musical festival of sorts centered on the Dutch giant’s expansive discography.
With Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Arabella once again on the Met’s stage, I thought I’d take a moment to revisit that opera’s most reviled character, the Fiakermilli.
About this evening: the opera we saw was Arabella, written by a gentleman named Mr. Richard Strauss.
The last of the Strauss-Hofmannsthal collaborations, Arabella, is a real problem child.
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