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World premiere success for Filidei’s Il nome della rosa at La Scala
A great cast and an enjoyable score seal the success of a new opera based on Umberto Eco's classic historical murder mystery, The Name of the Rose.
San Francisco Opera's The Handmaid's Tale offers hope
John Fulljames directs a new production of Poul Ruders' uncompromising operatic take on Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel.
Brian Vu and Meredith Arwady shine in Glimmerglass Candide
Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.
Staatsoper Hamburg's new Carmen: a sumptuous theatrical experience
“Jealous lover kills local slut” might be the tabloid headline, but Bizet's Carmen is much more than that, especially in this visually stunning new production in Hamburg, directed by Herbert Fritsch.
Odyssey Opera’s Die ägyptische Helena
A concert performance in Boston of Strauss' rarely heard opera, The Egyptian Helen.
Handel's Xerxes comes to Glimmerglass
Handel’s Xerxes (1738) was part of this year’s “home and homeland” season at Glimmerglass Festival.