Tinseltown Mozart in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 29 September 2019

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“Kathryn Lewek was a powerful Konstanze, singing with feeling and passion”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, am 29 September 2019

Mozart, Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Michael Christie, Musikalische Leitung

Alison Moritz, Regie

Steven C Kemp, Bühnenbild

Mary Traylor, Kostüme

Kathryn Lewek, Konstanze

Rachele Gilmore, Blonde

Ben Bliss, Belmonte

Joseph Leppek, Pedrillo

Matt Boehler, Osmin

Matthew J Williamson, Bassa Selim

Anshuman Bhatia, Licht

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 28th February

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 3rd October

Michael Shell's sparkling new production of La Cenerentola, built locally, opens the season at the Lyric Opera Kansas City.

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A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 2nd May

Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot.

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It’s complicated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in letters

Hilary Stroh, 27th September

Based on letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City portrays marriage as a collaborative work in progress.

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Heavy symbolism in Kansas City's Roméo et Juliette

Hilary Stroh, 9th March

A visually captivating and lyrically authentic production by Doug Scholz-Carlson for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Pity and terror in Kansas City’s Cav & Pag

Hilary Stroh, 29th September

Shawna Lucey directs verismo's inseparable twins in the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's outstanding season opener.

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.