opera review

Sumptuous “Traviata” kicks off season with Verdian drama and radiant vocalism

Florida Grand Opera opened its 68th season Saturday at the Ziff […]

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Sun Nov 16, 2008
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"Bonesetter" cuts to the marrow of Chinese experience

SAN FRANCISCO: The course of opera history is nearly biblical in […]

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Sun Sep 28, 2008
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Realpolitik circa 14th-century Genoa

SAN FRANCISCO: Of Verdi’s greatest works, Simon Boccanegra remains the least […]

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Thu Sep 25, 2008
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Korngold’s haunting opera revived in style

SAN FRANCISCO—“The guy needs a psychiatrist,” said one woman in the […]

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Wed Sep 24, 2008
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Miami Lyric Opera closes season in style

Vocal programs of isolated opera arias are often the musical equivalent […]

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Sun Aug 24, 2008
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Violence without, family secrets within—and endless debate about both

SANTA FE: The milieu of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater is at […]

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Sun Aug 10, 2008
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Bizarro Handel plot mended by stylish staging, glorious singing

SANTA FE: Even by the bewildering standard of Handel’s opera narratives, […]

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Sat Aug 09, 2008
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Good vs. evil on the high seas, set to music by Britten

SANTA FE. While Peter Grimes was an instant success, Benjamin Britten’s […]

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Thu Aug 07, 2008
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Memorable Mozart singing let down by subpar conducting

SANTA FE. Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro is operatic titanium, an […]

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Wed Aug 06, 2008
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A fat, drunken English knight in the New Mexico desert

SANTA FE. You drive the 58 dusty miles from Albuquerque to […]

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Tue Aug 05, 2008
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Miami Lyric’s "Butterfly" takes a late flight

By now Miami Lyric Opera regulars know what to expect. As […]

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Sun Jul 27, 2008
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