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EdinburghThe Galloping Cure
Mazzoli: The Galloping Cure
Stuart Stratford; Tom Morris; Opera Ventures Productions; Rebecca Ringst; Christina Cunningham; Lucy Carter; The Orchestra of Scottish Opera
SeattleEl último sueño de Frida y Diego
Frank: El último sueño de Frida y Diego (The Last Dream of Frida and Diego)
Carolyn Kuan; Seattle Opera; Daniela Mack; Alfredo Daza; Mei Gui Zhang; Jake Ingbar
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Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera brings Spanish to the Lyric Opera
The Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of El último sueño de Frida y Diego brings the Mexican artists to life... or at least a life reminiscent of their real ones.
Benjamin Zander’s Verdi Requiem with the Boston Philharmonic
Benjamin Zander’s meticulous preparation, compelling concept and strong casting make for a shattering experience in the Boston Philharmonic’s performance.
Missy Mazzoli’s The Listeners takes its Chicago bow
Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of Missy Mazzoli's opera, which the company co-commissioned, has strong, dramatic, expressive music throughout, but the story lacks continuity.
Lucrezia Borgia: a dark feast in Rome
Valentina Carrasco's contemporary staging, with impressive sets and singing, makes for a remarkable show at the Teatro dell'Opera.
Lorca retold in Met's remarkable restaging of Golijov’s Ainadamar
Deborah Colker directs an ambitious show, which works incredibly well with storytelling as emotive as it is narrative, confronting death and loss in sharp, weary pains.
The Greatest Story Ever Told gets a new look in the Met's El Niño
John Adams’ Nativity oratorio is fully staged in a new production by Lileana Blain-Cruz, her first time directing at the Met.