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Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company
Christopher Alden’s Victorian-era Rigoletto still divides opinions, despite top-notch performances all around in this Toronto revival.
Power and vulnerability: COC revives Madama Butterfly
The Toronto revival of Michael Grandage’s straightforward but elegant production shields Puccini’s genius from contemporary critiques.
Compelling Turandot as LA Opera imports Hockney designs
Angela Meade and Russell Thomas provide the vocal fireworks in LA Opera's staging of David Hockney's beloved production designs.
The fat knight sings in Bard Festival's Sir John in Love
A two-week Ralph Vaughan Williams retrospective closed with his gentle, folksy spin on Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor.
Opera Philadelphia's Rigoletto spotlights exciting young singers
The company returned to its home at the Academy of Music after three years with a brutalist take on Verdi's middle-career masterpiece.
Classic Robert Wilson: Turandot opens Canadian Opera Company season
Director Robert Wilson and conductor Carlo Rizzi combine effectively to create a visually striking and musically memorable Turandot that emphasizes the hieratic and the mythical with a notable absence of unnecessary histrionics.