Pity and terror in Kansas City’s Cav & Pag

Diego Torre (Canio) and ensemble

Samantha Hankey (Santuzza) and Adam Smith (Turiddu)

Jill Grove (Mamma Lucia) and Samantha Hankey (Santuzza)

Gabriella Reyes (Nedda)

Diego Torre (Canio) and Gevorg Hakobyan (Tonio)

By Hilary Stroh, 30 September 2023

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“Torre went places with the role, took us places, got existential with it”

Reviewed at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City on 29 September 2023

Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana

Leoncavallo, Pagliacci

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Roberto Kalb, Conductor

Shawna Lucey, Director

Kansas City Symphony

Kansas City Symphony Chorus

Samantha Hankey, Santuzza

Adam Smith, Turiddu

Jill Grove, Mamma Lucia

Gevorg Hakobyan, Alfio, Tonio

Christine Boddicker, Lola

Diego Torre, Canio

Gabriella Reyes, Nedda

Luke Sutliff, Silvio

Benjamin Ruiz, Beppe

Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 28th February

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

****1

Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 3rd October

Michael Shell's sparkling new production of La Cenerentola, built locally, opens the season at the Lyric Opera Kansas City.

****1

A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 2nd May

Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot.

****1

It’s complicated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in letters

Hilary Stroh, 27th September

Based on letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City portrays marriage as a collaborative work in progress.

****1

Heavy symbolism in Kansas City's Roméo et Juliette

Hilary Stroh, 9th March

A visually captivating and lyrically authentic production by Doug Scholz-Carlson for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

****1

The Shining: powerful psychodrama from Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Hilary Stroh, 11th March

“Here's Johnny!” Paul Moravec’s opera, based on Stanley Kubrick's film of Stephen King's novel, proves gripping in Eric Simonson's production.

*****

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Hilary Stroh

Hilary is an independent scholar and academic historian, based in DC. She has a background in violin, piano and ballet. Educated at Dublin and Cambridge, she has recently published her first two books.