Bargain basement
“Met’s Roller Coaster Season Dips Back Into Artistic Basement with Walküre“
Ariane et Barbe-bleue
3 pieces since 2013.
3
pieces
14
years
The girl next door
On first hearing, Paul Dukas’ 1907 opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Ariane and Bluebeard) sounds like the love child of a three-way between Wagner, Strauss, and Debussy.
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).