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The metamorphosis of M. Butterfly: UK premiere for Huang Ruo’s opera
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From the chrysalis of a Broadway play and then to film, David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly turns full cycle into an opera by composer Huang Ruo.
Mark Morris’ dance-intensive Orfeo ed Euridice returns to the Met
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The latest revival of the company’s 2007 stylish production of Gluck’s operatic take on the Orpheus myth is enlivened with superb singing and dancing.
Blanchard’s problematic Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met
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An exceptionally strong cast, led by Ryan Speedo Green, fails to disguise Blanchard's bland score and the opera's weak libretto.