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Opera Review: Puccini’s ‘Il Tabarro’ from On Site Opera at South Street...
Puccini intended his one-act opera Il Tabarro to be performed as part of a triptych. This week’s production from On Site Opera shows that it can well stand alone – or rock alone. For the adventurous...
View ArticleOpera Review: ‘American One Acts’– ‘Highway 1, USA’ by William Grant Still,...
What is “American” opera? Can we even define such a thing, when – nativist rhetoric aside – the U.S. is a fundamentally composite nation? One thing we can do is look to works written with the express...
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Opera Interview: Alan Williams from LA Opera’s ‘Don Giovanni’
Bass-baritone Alan Williams is playing Masetto in Don Giovanni, running through October 15 at LA Opera. This production, which stars Lucas Meachem as the notorious playboy, is conducted by James...
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Operetta Review: A Hilarious ‘Patience’ from the New York Gilbert & Sullivan...
Patience, or Bunthorne’s Bride may not be the best known of the many comic operas in the Gilbert and Sullivan catalog, but in the current New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) production it...
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Prototype Festival Reviews (NYC): ‘Chornobyldorf’ and ‘The Promise’
The Prototype Festival is known for adventurous and outstanding programming from around the world. Two musical productions at this year’s 11th edition, Chornobyldorf from Ukraine and The Promise from...
View Article‘How Brutal This Land’– New Amsterdam Singers to Debut ‘Arctic Explorations,’...
On March 9 and 10, noted New York City choir New Amsterdam Singers (NAS) will present the world premiere of Arctic Explorations, a one-act folk opera by composer Michael Dellaira, at the Theater of...
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Theater Review (NYC): The Excruciatingly Brilliant ‘Bark of Millions,’ A...
Bark of Millions takes its name from the god Atum (Ra) in the ancient Egyptian creation legend. Said to be both male and female, Atum has come to serve as a foundational figure in some circles of...
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Music Review: Blood-Drenched Opera ‘Poppaea’ by Michael Hersch Released on CD...
Apparently, many men are “still” thinking about ancient Rome – on TikTok, at least. Psychology professor Ronald Levant suggests that one reason may be increased loneliness, making boys and men...
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Opera Review: ‘The Extinctionist’ from Heartbeat Opera – Amanda Quaid, Dan...
The opening scene of The Extinctionist from Heartbeat Opera will be all too familiar to many of us. A woman (soprano Katherine Henly, in a standout performance as both singer and actor) is in her...
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Interview: Composer Gregory Spears on Santa Fe Opera’s World Premiere of ‘The...
As America’s wall between church and state seems in increasing danger of crumbling, a story of a preacher-turned-politician seems right for our times. Composer Gregory Spears‘ new opera, The...
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Review: Les Arts Florissants – Henry Purcell’s ‘The Fairy Queen’ at Caramoor
Saturday’s staging by Les Arts Florissants of Henry Purcell’s 1692 masque The Fairy Queen at Caramoor in Katonah, New York was a summer dream to remember. With a loose connection to Shakespeare’s A...
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