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Brittany Renee (Bess) and Alfred Walker (Porgy) © Richard Termine | Met Opera

Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Metropolitan Opera

By Robert Levine, 07 December 2025

Back to Catfish Row for another revival of The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess and James Robinson’s show continue to wow our writer.

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New York City

07 Dec 2025

Porgy and Bess returns stronger than ever at the Met

By Robert Levine

Clémentine Margaine (Carmen) and Michael Fabiano (Don José) © Nina Wurtzel | Met Opera

New York City

French flair, American-style: Carrie Cracknell's Carmen returns to the Met

By Kevin W Ng, 25 April 2024

An excellent cast led by Clémentine Margaine livens up the first revival of Carrie Cracknell's all-American Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera.

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New York City

25 Apr 2024

French flair, American-style: Cracknell's Carmen returns to the Met

By Kevin W Ng

Rafael Davila (Don José) and Aigul Akhmetshina (Carmen) © Ken Howard | Met Opera

New York City

Aigul Akhmetshina leads powerhouse cast in the Met’s contemporary new Carmen

By Susan Stempleski, 31 December 2023

Carrie Cracknell’s modernized take on Bizet’s 1875 iconic opera moves the action from early 19th-century Spain to a 21st-century American industrial town.

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New York City

31 Dec 2023

Aigul Akhmetshina leads powerhouse cast in the Met’s new Carmen

By Susan Stempleski

Quinn Kelsey (Simon Boccanegra) © Steven Pisano

Philadelphia

Quinn Kelsey triumphs in Opera Philadelphia's Simon Boccanegra

By Cameron Kelsall, 22 September 2023

In his role debut as the Genoan Doge, the American baritone continues to burnish his bona fides as the premier Verdi baritone of his generation.

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Philadelphia

22 Sep 2023

Quinn Kelsey triumphs in Opera Philadelphia's Simon Boccanegra

By Cameron Kelsall

Kara Goodrich (Mimì) and Joshua Blue (Rodolfo) © Steven Pisano

Philadelphia

La bohème (in reverse) in Philadelphia

By Linda Holt, 30 April 2023

Yuval Sharon's La bohème for Opera Philadelphia proves a mix of great singing and disorienting navigation.

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Philadelphia

30 Apr 2023

La bohème (in reverse) in Philadelphia

By Linda Holt

Jesus Garcia (Rodolfo) and Lauren Michelle (Mimì) © Olivia Moon

Boston

Merrily We Roll Puccini: Boston Lyric Opera presents Bohème in reverse

By Kevin Wells, 30 September 2022

Yuval Sharon’s production of La bohème turns the opera upside down... with captivating consequences.

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Boston

30 Sep 2022

Merrily We Roll Puccini: Boston Lyric presents Bohème in reverse

By Kevin Wells