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Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle
Composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly, both in their Seattle Opera debuts, have done a creditable job of conveying the jazz artist’s lifework.
Brenda Rae carries Santa Fe Opera's Lucia
Static blocking and an uneven cast can't kill a Lucia di Lammermoor with a star this bright.
A moving tribute in Charlie Parker’s Yardbird
Lawrence Brownlee gives a compelling performance that truly does the groundbreaking saxophonist justice.
A thoughtful Don Giovanni at Santa Fe
In Ron Daniels' production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni at Santa Fe Opera, the specter of death and the possibility of judgment is always center stage.
He knew why the caged bird sings
Great performances by Lawrence Brownlee and Angela Brown in a fantasia on Charlie Parker's life and death.