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Brenda Rae (Aspasia) and Lawrence Brownlee (Mitridate) © Dominic Mercier

Succession as opera seria: Mitridate opens Opera Philadelphia season

By Cameron Kelsall, 09 September 2026

Mozart's early opera showcases the vocal prowess of an internationally renowned cast, including Lawrence Brownlee and Anthony Roth Costanzo.

***11

***11

Philadelphia

09 Sep 2026

Succession as seria: Mitridate opens Opera Philadelphia season

By Cameron Kelsall

Ginger Costa-Jackson's sultry Carmen: the ultimate good-time girl in Seattle

By Philippa Kiraly, 04 May 2019

Good-time girl, hometown sweetheart, torn-apart lover, smugglers and rivals, familiar songs, a cliffhanger of a tale.

*****

*****

Seattle

04 May 2019

Costa-Jackson's sultry Carmen in Seattle

By Philippa Kiraly

Brenda Rae carries Santa Fe Opera's Lucia

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 21 July 2017

Static blocking and an uneven cast can't kill a Lucia di Lammermoor with a star this bright.

***11

***11

Santa Fe

21 Jul 2017

Brenda Rae carries Santa Fe Opera's Lucia

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz