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Philadelphia Orchestra conjures sorcerers and spells
Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges made up for an uneven first half that jumped from Mozart to Harry Potter.
Carsen's Dream conquers a new fan base in Philadelphia
The director's world-renowned 1991 conception of Benjamin Britten's 1960 operaA Midsummer Night's Dream finally makes it to America.
Crisper, tighter, more relevant: Alden's Rigoletto at the COC
Christopher Alden’s production of Verdi’s Rigoletto returned to Toronto tighter, more focussed and with fewer dramatic incongruities. Add to this that every aspect of the music making was top notch and it made for a fine evening at the theatre.
Bewitched, bothered, and bewildered
David Alden's staging of Alcina mines the rich theatricality of one of Handel's best-loved operas with enchanting but also perplexing results.
Grigòlo energizes uneven Werther at the Met
From the moment he stepped on stage as our ill-fated title character, Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo seemed as if he may burst at the seams.
Se rompió el hechizo: Alcina en el Teatro Real
Karina Gauvin y Christine Rice lideran el estreno escénico en Madrid de la obra maestra de Händel