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Off-the-mark Iolanta, but a terrifying Bluebeard at the Met
Mariusz Treliński's double bill pairing returns to the Metropolitan Opera with fine performances from Sonya Yoncheva and Gerald Finley in the leads.
A chiaroscuro-free, shiny Samson et Dalila at The Met
The Met's new season opens with a new Samson et Dalila only marginally more trashy than Saint-Saëns’ peculiar brand of kitschy orientalism.
Macbeth, Thane of Wall Street
In Lyon, Daniele Rustioni drives through a pulsating reading of Macbeth, Ivo van Hove's imaginative setting not always fully backed by the vocal performances.
The Tsar’s Bride: a powerhouse of dramatic detail
Rimsky-Korsakov's opera remain rarities outside Russia, but the Bolshoi Opera made The Tsar’s Bride the anchor of this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival programme.
From darkness to light and back again
The Met's première of Iolanta and Bluebeard's Castle, delayed by snow, opened with powerful singing and deeply effective staging. Iolanta showcased beautiful singing from the principals, while Bluebeard's Castle showed off brilliant playing by the Met Orchestra.
Bolshoi begins New York Residency with a superb Tsar’s Bride
Hearing Russian opera performed by the forces of the Bolshoi makes for a special experience for New York audiences.