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Vocal thrills in Met’s traditional staging of Bellini’s I puritani
Marco Armiliato conducts a finely balanced rendition of Bellini's final masterpiece with a stellar cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee.
The Rake’s Progress in the here and now at Dutch National Opera
Virtuoso modern stagecraft and a fine cast combine in a very enjoyable, present-day Rake’s Progress.
Ailyn Pérez an outstanding Thaïs
Ailyn Pérez draws every eye and ear to her in an easy-on-the-eye production that doesn't solve some of the work's inherent contradictions.
McBurney paints a blank canvas in Aix
Simon McBurney's production of The Rake's Progress for Festival d'Aix-en-Provence begins with the equivalent of a blank page – a simple white paper box onto which he pours his inspiration.
Young voices shine in Glimmerglass' The Crucible
Francesca Zambello stages a new production of Robert Ward's opera The Crucible at the Glimmerglass Festival in upstate New York.
Operatic righteous anger or self-indulgence?
A righteous, politically-relevant but musically questionable world premiere of Philip Glass' revised Appomattox.