Intérprete: Alyson Cambridge

A well-rehearsed and cohesive Bohème in San Diego, although with some vocal disappointments. 

The arrival of Show Boat at the Washington National Opera this month, after stops in Chicago and Houston, has provoked a certain amount of consternation in operatic circles.

Read our review of John Cox's production of ­Massenet's Thaïs in its 2008 broadcast from the Met Opera in New York.