Opera for the iAge in Kansas City

By Hilary Stroh, 13 March 2022

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“American dreams may start in garages, but they are always about the next thing”

Reviewed at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City on 11 March 2022

Bates, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Michael Christie, Conductor

Tomer Zvulun, Director

Jacob A. Climer, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Robert Wierzel, Lighting Designer

Kansas City Symphony

S Katy Tucker, Video projections

Blake Mann, Video projections

John Moore, Steve Jobs

Sarah Larsen, Laurene Powell Jobs

Wei Wu, Kōbun Chino Otogawa

Bille Bruley, Steve Wozniak

Madison Leonard, Chrisann Brennan

Deep into the American psyche: Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men

Hilary Stroh, 1st May

Carlisle Floyd's operatic setting of John Steinbeck’s classic novella is given a new production in the composer's centenary year at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

****1

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

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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.