Performer: Lisa Marie Rogali

The English theatre directs turns his hand to opera with a staging of Gounod's take on Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers. 

Glimmerglass Opera Festival’s production of Candide leans heavily on a dry comedic sensibility, which most of the cast execute admirably.

Denyce Graves, once the reigning Carmen of her day, directs a new production full of interesting choices that rarely cohere.