The Rake’s Progress: neoclassical whimsy at The Met

By Rebecca Lentjes, 03 May 2015

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“Finley conveyed a careful mixture of Mephistophelean darkness and winking self-awareness”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 1 May 2015

Stravinsky, The Rake's Progress

Metropolitan Opera

James Levine, Conductor

Sir Jonathan Miller, Director

Judy Levin, Costume Designer

Peter J. Davison, Set Designer

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Rebecca Lentjes

Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.

The Rake’s Progress makes for a rare, gratifying evening of neoclassical whimsy at The Met