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Roberto Kalb; James Robinson; Santa Fe Opera; Allen Moyer; Marco Piemontese; Marcus Doshi; Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

SeattleLa bohème

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Puccini: La bohème
Roberto Kalb; James Robinson; Seattle Opera; Allen Moyer; Duane Schuler; Ashlee Naegle; Long Long

TorontoL'elisir d'amore

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Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore
Lorenzo Passerini; James Robinson; Canadian Opera Company; Allen Moyer; Martin Pakledinaz; Paul Palazzo; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
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The metamorphosis of M. Butterfly: UK premiere for Huang Ruo’s opera

Kangmin Justin Kim (Song Liling) © BBC | Mark Allan
From the chrysalis of a Broadway play and then to film, David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly turns full cycle into an opera by composer Huang Ruo. 
****1
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Mark Morris’ dance-intensive Orfeo ed Euridice returns to the Met

Ying Fang (Euridice) and Anthony Roth Costanzo (Orfeo) © Ken Howard | Met Opera
The latest revival of the company’s 2007 stylish production of Gluck’s operatic take on the Orpheus myth is enlivened with superb singing and dancing.
*****
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Blanchard’s problematic Fire Shut Up in My Bones returns to the Met

Ethan Joseph (Char'es-Baby) and Ryan Speedo Green (Charles) © Marty Sohl | Met Opera

An exceptionally strong cast, led by Ryan Speedo Green, fails to disguise Blanchard's bland score and the opera's weak libretto.

***11
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And the winner is: Terence Blanchard’s Champion comes to the Met

Ryan Speedo Green (Young Emile Griffith) and the cast of Champion © Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera
The compelling story of boxer Emile Griffith's struggles with guilt and sexuality are not ideally rendered in James Robinson's new production.
***11
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Fire Shut Up in My Bones: a new beginning for The Metropolitan Opera

The Metropolitan Opera finally reopens its doors on a new season, staging Terence Blanchard's powerful work for the first time.  
****1
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At the Met, a revival of Orfeo ed Euridice

Jamie Barton's rich, mellifluous mezzo is ideal for singing Orfeo.
****1
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