Girlhood, interrupted
Erin Wall was an elegant, warm, and sensitive Arabella.
Arabella
41 pieces since 2006 — at 4 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
41
pieces
4
companies
21
years
Company Canadian Opera Company
Company Glyndebourne Festival
Listening to Bernard Haitink
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.
Company Metropolitan Opera
Vienna pop
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.
Critic in crinoline
About this evening: the opera we saw was Arabella, written by a gentleman named Mr. Richard Strauss.
By Ivy Lin
Company Wiener Staatsoper
Not quite right
The last of the Strauss-Hofmannsthal collaborations, Arabella, is a real problem child.
I’ll take the fall
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).