The production is a disconcerting combination of cold metallic future and Neanderthal aesthetics – a startling pairing of humanity’s beginning and its end.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-04-18UTC16:06:01+00:002016-04-17The production is a disconcerting combination of cold metallic future and Neanderthal aesthetics – a startling pairing of humanity’s beginning and its end.
Fear in future past: Siegfried at Houston Grand Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-siegfried-morris-goerke-paterson-houston-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/38107-siegfried_jay_hunter_morris_houston_lynn_lane_resized.jpg300450Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried)Lynn Lane2016-Apr-16, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Siegfriedhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/siegfried/16-april-2016/18-002016-04-162016-05-01Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.366121567785744
Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka, moving between the worlds and rooted in myth, is a shivering opera to experience with its opulent music and its fantastical plot.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-30UTC20:23:36+00:002016-01-30Antonín Dvořák’s Rusalka, moving between the worlds and rooted in myth, is a shivering opera to experience with its opulent music and its fantastical plot. Magical debuts make the myth alive in Houston Grand Opera's Rusalkaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-dvorak-rusalka-houston-grand-opera-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/33767-rusalka_lynn_lane.jpg620413Anna Maria Martínez as Rusalka and castLynn Lane2016-Jan-29, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Rusalkahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/rusalka/29-january-2016/19-302016-01-292016-02-12Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.366121567785743
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-25UTC14:33:52+00:002016-01-23This production proves that even Mozart’s best-laid plans can be undone.Houston Grand Opera wastes a Figaroen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-figaro-grandage-bicket-houston-grand-opera-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/33423-figaro_stober_plachetka_houston_lynn_lane2_resized.jpg510329Heidi Stober (Susanna) and Adam Plachetka (Figaro)Lynn Lane2016-Jan-22, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Marriage of Figarohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/marriage-of-figaro/22-january-2016/19-302016-01-222016-02-07Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.36612156778574
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-11-02UTC16:34:44+00:002015-10-31Re-imagining this opera with Prince Gremin as the show-stealer was no doubt a happy accident.Houston Grand Opera's Eugene Onegin stars an unlikely heroen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-eugene-onegin-belosselskiy-hofstetter-houston-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/30385-eugene_onegin_houston_katie_van_kooten_2015_lynn_lane_resized.jpg510361Katie van Kooten (Tatyana)Lynn Lane2015-Oct-30, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Eugene Oneginhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/eugene-onegin/30-october-2015/19-302015-10-302015-11-13Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.366121567785744
Houston Grand Opera’s season-opening production of the fiery opera does it right, from lighting to set to singing, and the end result is a stunning beginning to its season.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-27UTC09:26:26+00:002015-10-24Houston Grand Opera’s season-opening production of the fiery opera does it right, from lighting to set to singing, and the end result is a stunning beginning to its season.A timeless Tosca at Houston Grand Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tosca-monastyrska-dolgov-dobber-houston-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSydney Boydhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16545https://bachtrack.com/files/261-sydney_boyd.jpgSydney Boyd is an arts writer, scholar, and violinist. She has been a music critic in Houston since 2012 and is the blog author of Girl at the Opera. She studies intersections of 20th century literature and music in the English PhD program at Rice University and performs regularly with both classical and contemporary ensembles across the United States.https://bachtrack.com/files/29996-tosca_andrzej_dobber_houston_lynn_lane_cropped.jpg300444Andrzej Dobber (Scarpia)Lynn Lane2015-Oct-23, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Toscahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/tosca/23-october-2015/19-002015-10-232015-11-14Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.366121567785743
All five of the Houston Grand Opera’s performances of Die Walküre sold out immediately – more than 13,000 seats – and there are several good reasons why.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-07UTC13:51:41+00:002015-05-06All five of the Houston Grand Opera’s performances of Die Walküre sold out immediately – more than 13,000 seats – and there are several good reasons why.Superb cast in Fura del Baus’ American Walküre debuten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-walkure-goerke-houston-grand-opera-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRobert Levinehttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15724https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15724https://bachtrack.com/files/40604-bob-levine.jpgRobert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.https://bachtrack.com/files/9232-houston_die_walkure_iain_paterson_resized.jpg510340Iain Paterson (Wotan)Lynn Lane2015-Apr-18, Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand Opera: Die Walkürehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/wortham-theater-center-houston-grand-opera/die-walkure/18-april-2015/20-002015-04-182015-05-03Wortham Theater Center: Houston Grand OperaHoustonTexasUnited StatesTX 77002501 Texas Ave29.762827259743066-95.366121567785745
