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Heggie’s newly staged Moby Dick lands triumphantly at the Met
Fifteen years after its Dallas Opera world premiere, Jake Heggie’s grand adaptation of Herman Melville’s sprawling epic arrives in New York in a stunning production with a standout cast.
Boston Baroque stages Iphigénie en Tauride
Soula Parassidis gives a fierce vocal and dramatic performance astutely calibrated to the unusual venue.
Star-studded gloom in Kevin Puts' The Hours at the Met
Is it possible to have a minor success on every level? Kevin Puts' The Hours underwhelms in its world premiere production at the Metropolitan Opera.
Allan Clayton dazzles in Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met
Brett Dean’s Hamlet at the Met is a worthy addition to the operatic canon, and the production is a treat.
Philadelphia Orchestra offers a sneak peek at Met-bound The Hours
Despite beautifully realized performances from Renée Fleming and Kelli O'Hara, Kevin Puts' opera is still finding its voice.
Opera Philadelphia returns to Broad Street in an awkward homecoming
Unstaged performances of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and George Walker's Lilacs highlighted musical inadequacies and deprived audiences of the creative productions they've come to expect from this company.