A Rite in San Francisco: Anne Bogart and Bill T. Jones' autopsy on Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

Boston Lyric Opera decamps to a 1919 wharf shed for a production of Bartók's eerie two-hander, framed by four of Alma Mahler's songs. 

Jennifer Johnson Cano’s stamina and total commitment were exceptional in the East Coast premiere of Poul Ruders' opera. 

Angela Meade is the standout on opening night of Los Angeles Opera's Norma.

Kill everyone who brings us discord; it is the only way to have quiet. A Rite, which is actually a meta-cognitive lesson questions Stravinksy/Nijinsky's 1913 Rite. In the 21st century, our sacrificial rite is daily —in our schools, in our public spaces, in our streets, in “someone else’s” war...

At the outset of last century, the collision of the creative minds of the composer Igor Stravinsky and the choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky gave birth to what was to become the legendary Le Sacre du Printemps (“The Rite of Spring”).

The title role of Bellini’s Norma is one of the most challenging roles in the female repertory. It has been called the most profound portrayal of womanhood in all of opera. It demands a dramatic coloratura soprano with immense vocal power, rare agility, a wide dynamic range, a broad palette of vocal coloration, and instinctive theatricality.