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Boris? It was Good Enough: Boris Godunov in Hungary

Paul du Quenoy June 10, 2024

In his debut performance of the title role, Gábor Bretz is superb in the Hungarian State Opera’s production of Mussorgsky’s enduring classic.

A Songbird on the Potomac: Offenbach’s La Périchole at the Washington National Opera

Paul du Quenoy May 29, 2024

The WNO scores a success, delighting audiences with its freewheeling, Jazz-age New Orleans take on Offenbach’s Songbird.

Vivaldi & Others: Pietro Mascagni—Crowned Before He Became King

Kees Vlaardingerbroek May 19, 2024

In less than 80 minutes, Cavalleria rusticana alone establishes Mascagni as a composer worth our attention.

Vivaldi & Others: Giacomo Puccini and the Dark Sides of the Human Soul

Kees Vlaardingerbroek April 28, 2024

Puccini was a complex man with a distinctly dark side. This is also reflected in almost all his operas.

Giuseppe Verdi—The Voice of the Oppressed

Kees Vlaardingerbroek April 14, 2024

Verdi sat like ‘an Assyrian god,’ constantly commenting on the smallest details.

Tales of Hoffmann Enchants Palm Beach

Paul du Quenoy April 9, 2024

Palm Beach’s outgoing director, David Walker, will be sorely missed, but his legacy will live on, capped by this outstanding production of Hoffman set in the roaring ’20s.

Vivaldi & Others: Vincenzo Bellini—the composer admired by both Verdi and Wagner

Kees Vlaardingerbroek March 31, 2024

Bellini is poor, it is true, in his instrumentation and harmony! … But rich in feeling and in an entirely individual, personal melancholy! Even in

A Grim La Forza del Destino for a Grim New York

Paul du Quenoy March 29, 2024

With such a fine musical performance, it is regrettable that the subway station is the production’s most memorable image.

Gracchus: A New Opera to Awaken the Soul of the West

Fr. Richard Munkelt | David Hughes March 25, 2024

Gracchus and its conclusion represent a musical offering on the altar of our great dramatic tradition.

Vivaldi & Others: Gioachino Rossini—The Manic-Depressive Swan of Pesaro

Kees Vlaardingerbroek March 10, 2024

The ‘serious’ Rossini still does not get the appreciation he deserves in the opera world.

Tag: opera

Boris? It was Good Enough: Boris Godunov in Hungary

A Songbird on the Potomac: Offenbach’s La Périchole at the Washington National Opera

Vivaldi & Others: Pietro Mascagni—Crowned Before He Became King

Vivaldi & Others: Giacomo Puccini and the Dark Sides of the Human Soul

Giuseppe Verdi—The Voice of the Oppressed

Tales of Hoffmann Enchants Palm Beach

Vivaldi & Others: Vincenzo Bellini—the composer admired by both Verdi and Wagner

A Grim La Forza del Destino for a Grim New York

Gracchus: A New Opera to Awaken the Soul of the West

Vivaldi & Others: Gioachino Rossini—The Manic-Depressive Swan of Pesaro

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