A Triple Bill on Desire and its Discontents: “La Voix Humaine”, “Erwartung” and Something in Between at Madrid’s Teatro Real
There are a number of firsts in the new Teatro Real production triple bill that brings together...
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“The Bald Soprano,” French Absurd Theater Becomes a German Contemporary Opera Buffa
There are some myths about the opera that are not true. Firstly, that young people do not like...
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Peter Sellars’ “Beatrice di Tenda”: Freedom, Defiance, and Tyranny
Vincenzo Bellini’s penultimate opera, Beatrice di Tenda, rests between two more frequently...
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Young Choreographers at Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
For the corps de ballet of an Opera House, the place par excellence for the preservation of the...
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Miguel del Arco’s “Rigoletto” at Madrid’s Teatro Real: In-Yer-Face Opera for In-Yer-Face Times
I am going to be honest. I didn’t see Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Real. I had wanted and planned to...
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Renée Fleming’s Cities That Sing
Grammy winner Renée Fleming recently appeared in the two-part immersive opera series Cities That...
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Beauty and Wisdom for Who: Disability in Simon McBurney’s “Die Zauberflöte”
The first notes of Simon McBurney’s production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) which...
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Prototype Festival: “Mary Motorhead/Trade” and “In Our Daughter’s Eyes”
It has been so challenging to write these reviews of three recent works presented as part of the...
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“Trade/Motorhead” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
A double bill by Irish composer Emma O’Halloran and her uncle, librettist Mark O’Halloran,...
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“Undine” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
Undine is a three-act animated opera composed by Stefanie Janssen and Michaël Brijs. The pandemic...
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“In Our Daughter’s Eyes” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
In Our Daughter’s Eyes, composed by Pulitzer prize winning composer Du Yun and librettist Michael...
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“note to a friend” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
note to a friend, composed by Pulitzer prize-winning composer David Lang, is a chamber opera...
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“Morning//Mourning” at PROTOTYPE 2023 Festival
Gelsey Bell’s Morning//Mourning is a quirky, experimental opera that defies categorization. It is...
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The 90-Minute MacGuffin: “Four Saints in Three Acts”
The opera Four Saints in Three Acts’ astonishingly successful run on Broadway in 1934 was the most...
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“Murat IV” Opera to tell Ottoman Sultan’s Story in Istanbul
Turkish opera’s great master, composer, and conductor Okan Demiriş’s ‘Murat...
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Farrah El Dibany: First Egyptian and Arab to Perform at Paris Opera
I’m honored to be recognized by Egyptian and French presidents, says El Dibany. Egpytian...
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Int’l Istanbul Opera Festival to Start in July with Captivating Shows
The festival will commence with the “7 Tenor” concert on July 16 and close with a...
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“Penelope”: A Fresh Take on Homer’s Classic Epic Poem
The new musical Penelope by the York Theatre Company was a fresh and hilarious comedic take on...
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Cut From Different Cloth: “Intimate Apparel” at Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
I went to the new opera Intimate Apparel because the 2003 play it was made from is one of my...
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“Borderland, maldita cabeza,” Mental Health Debate Enters into the Limits of a New Opera
A contemporary opera has conquered one of the oldest and prettiest theaters in Spain. It is titled...
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