Performer: Elizabeth Reiter

A largely newly cast revival of The Rake's Progress takes a while to catch fire, but when it does the results are devilishly good.

Paula Murrihy's role debut in Frankfurt not only proves to be infatuating, but also irresistibly cool.

Twenty-eight immobile cast members faced the audience from the long white bench which comprised the totality of Katrin Lea Tag’s bare set. Meanwhile, a floor-level, period instrument orchestra delivered the attention-grabbing, minor key Overture to Purcell's 1688 Dido and Aeneas.

Combine a pleasing production, in a stunning venue (The Academy of Music), located on one of the most picturesque streets in Philadelphia – the Avenue of the Arts – with the marvelous music of Mozart, and you have the makings of a lovely winter afternoon.As I stepped into the street, I remember wishing more February days could have been like this one.

One great advantage of premiering an opera in the United States is that audiences can’t compare productions and casts of past performances and find you lacking. One major disadvantage is that the audience has little or no fluency with the work and may struggle to comprehend its meaning and significance. With the U.S.

Frankfurt feiert die Erstaufführung von Martin Crimps und George Benjamins Oper Written on Skin, die bereits ein moderner Klassiker ist und zurecht zu den beliebtesten Opern des 21. Jahrhunderts gehört.