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A double bill anchored by Zoom at Houston Grand Opera
Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton seemed to have a lot of fun taking up the role of Julia Child once again.
A #metoo Don Giovanni at Washington National Opera
Lots of people talk about keeping opera relevant. WNO shows why this opera always has been.
Uwe Eric Laufenberg’s Bayreuth take on Parsifal
Despite its enigmatic details, Bayreuth's Parsifal reaches a cathartic climax.
Kitschy, bombastic, virtuosic: the LA Phil and Dudamel’s Mahler 8
Mahler's Eighth was the composer’s “gift to the nation”; Dudamel’s performance was a gift to Los Angeles.
Adams’ dark Gold Rush opera arrives in Amsterdam
Dame Shirley’s texts are here sung by the young American soprano Julia Bullock whose pliable instrument and stylish way with words reveal an ideal storyteller.
The dark side of the gold: Girls of the Golden West
Adams and Peter Sellars demand that the audience take a cold, hard look at the Gold Rush and the founding history of California.