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Daniele Callegari; Michael Mayer; Metropolitan Opera; Marco Armiliato; John Keenan; Christine Jones; Susan Hilferty
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Angel Blue shines in the Met’s glitzy new Aida
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The American soprano heads an uneven cast in Michael Mayer’s archeologically inspired staging of Verdi’s great tale of love, war and betrayal.
Nadine Sierra: the next great Violetta?
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Nadine Sierra's thrilling Violetta deserves better than Michael Mayer's superficial production revived at the Metropolitan Opera.
Aleksandra Kurzak impresses as the Met’s new Violetta
Michael Mayer’s colorful and busy production of La traviata returned to the Met with a triumphant performance of the title role by soprano Aleksandra Kurzak.
The Met welcomes Nézet-Séguin with a new Traviata
A new production of La Traviata, colorful and conventional, brings little new ideas but is a fine vehicle for a fine performance conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin that features a trio of excellent singers.
Met hits the jackpot with revival of its Vegas Rigoletto
The gambling tables and neon lights of Las Vegas might not be the images which immediately enter your head when you think of Verdi’s Rigoletto, but bold art is often created and progressed by the pushing of boundaries and by challenging audiences to reimagine the familiar.
The Met overindulges in a decadent Rigoletto
Does it really matter where an opera is set? These days, this question seems to trail Rigoletto.