Grim Paris Salome Underserves the Work Paul du Quenoy June 12, 2024 The gloomy production is a poor platform for superstar soprano Lise Davidsen and a generally stellar cast.
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.
Vivaldi & Others: 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.
