A timely Mother of Us All at the Metropolitan Museum

Par Kurt Gottschalk, 14 février 2020

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“headed up by Felicia Moore, who as Anthony carried most of the weight of the production”

Critique faite à Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, le 11 février 2020

Thomson, The Mother of Us All

Daniela Candillari, Direction

Louisa Proske, Mise en scène

Felicia Moore, Susan B. Anthony

Singers from Juilliard's Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic

Steven Beck, Piano

Compelling new opera explores a 300-year-old feminist dream

Kurt Gottschalk, 23rd January

At the center of this production is the centuries-old verse of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the wondrous voice of Magos Herrera and a richly realized telling of the quest for knowledge.

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Child's play: inventive, moving Rinaldo at Glimmerglass

Cameron Kelsall, 31st July

Director Louisa Proske refracts Handel's tale of warlords and witches through the prism of a juvenile dream world, aided by a game cast headed by Anthony Roth Costanzo.

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Die Liebschaften wechseln wie im Fluge: Händels Serse in Halle

Michael Vieth, 26th May

Zehrende Sehnsucht und pralle Komödie des brillanten Ensembles machten die Eröffnung der Händelfestspiele Halle zum Ereignis.

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Chausson's rarely heard Le Roi Arthus well served at Bard

Robert Levine, 25th July

The first fully staged American production of Chausson's sole opera features remarkable singing, fine storytelling and plush orchestral playing.

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La Lucie superlative de Sabine Devieilhe à l'Opéra-Comique

Jean-Pierre Rousseau, 30th April

Présentée pour la première fois à Paris depuis 2002, la version française de l'opéra de Donizetti bénéficie d'une exceptionnelle Sabine Devieilhe dans le rôle-titre. Le point noir est la mise en scène d'Evgeny Titov.

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Le Villi à Nice : Puccini dans les brumes d’un conte noir

Manon Decroix, 30th April

La mise en scène de Stefano Poda fait de cet opéra de jeunesse de Puccini un véritable conte noir, dans une vision à la fois introspective, fantastique et intemporelle.

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Kurt Gottschalk

Kurt Gottschalk is a journalist and author based in New York City. His writings on contemporary and classical music, jazz and improvisation have been published in outlets throughout Europe and America and he has two volumes of short fiction to his name. He produced and hosted the Miniature Minotaurs radio programme on WFMU and currently hosts Afternoon New Music on WKCR.

Gertrude Stein, Susan B Anthony and a timely Mother of Us All at the Metropolitan Museum