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Odyssey Opera presents Menotti’s The Last Savage
Odyssey Opera makes a convincing case that The Last Savage’s time has come.
Boston Lyric Opera’s Macbeth is hobbled by miscalculations
David Angus leads a taut, spirited performance, but Steve Maler’s staging of Verdi's first Shakespearean opera raises many questions.
Atom Egoyan's movie Adoration is revived as an opera
The show benefits from a strong cast and Mary Kouyoumdjian’s score worked wonderfully well, but it remains a weird story, unbalanced and ultimately unsatisfying.
Dust off the cobwebs: Boston Lyric Opera's Pagliacci
David Lefkowich takes Pagliacci into the big top for a contemporary treatment at the the Steriti Rink.
No balm in Gilead: The Handmaid’s Tale in Boston
Jennifer Johnson Cano’s stamina and total commitment were exceptional in the East Coast premiere of Poul Ruders' opera.
Odyssey Opera's Lucio Silla
Once upon a time an intrepid youth showing off his precocious skills as a cyclist boasted, “Look, Ma, no hands!” The 16 year-old Mozart could well have been exclaiming the same as he composed Lucio Silla in 1772.