Cautious Choice Aida Pays Off at the Opéra de Montréal
Returning to the Opéra de Montréal stage for the first time in a decade, Verdi’s Aida opened last night in a flash of grandeur. Set…
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White Snake Walking – Don’t Tread on Her!
OPERA REVIEW: The Ouroboros Trilogy (Naga; Madame White Snake; Gilgamesh) INTERVIEW: Cerise Lim Jacobs Caution: There are snakes on this immortal plane! The universe according…
Review: From the Ancient World to the New (7 July 2016)
FOLIAS ANTIGUAS AND CRIOLLAS: From the Ancient World to the New World Jordi Savall, viola da gamba and director, Hespèrion XXI and Tembembe Ensamble Continuo…
Butterfly Emerges Strong in Berkshire Opera Festival Debut
OPERA REVIEW: Madama Butterfly, inaugural production of the new Berkshire Opera Festival INTERVIEW: Jonathon Loy, BOF General Director Opera is back in the Berkshires! The…
Witches! Thieves! Cutthroats! At Glimmerglass!
OPERA REVIEWS: The Crucible (August 20); The Thieving Magpie (August 20); Sweeney Todd (August 21); La bohème (August 22, matinee) INTERVIEW: Francesca Zambello Salem Village…
Review: Putting Puccini in His Place
CONCERTS: Puccini “Beyond Verismo” at Bard SummerScape 2016 OPERA: Tosca at Opera North Puccini qua, Puccini là! Arguably the most popular and successful opera composer in…
Review: The Verbier Festival (July 26–29, 2016)
Verbier, Switzerland July 22 – August 7, 2016 For 23 years, Artistic Director Martin T:son Engstroem has curated the Verbier Festival with a dedicated commitment…
SummerScape 2016 Pitches a Big Tent at Bard
OPERA: Mascagni’s IRIS – a dark, neglected opus by Puccini’s friend and rival; plus CABARET: Music, Mischief, and Oddball Chic at the House of Whimsy…
Review: Orchestre de la Francophonie (July 28)
For their 15th anniversary season, the Orchestre de la Francophonie participated in Les Concerts Populaires for a celebration of French music that placed foundational Quebec…
Opera Saratoga: Singing at the Springs
Nestled in the Adirondack foothills near the headstreams of the Hudson River, the City of Saratoga Springs in upstate New York was once the dowager…
