“Few love to hear the sins they love to act.” Truer words have never been spoken. But then again,...
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RigolettoLatest Liceu staging of Rigoletto at least musically effective
There’s no denying the popularity of Verdi’s Rigoletto. Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu has...
Marie-Nicole Lemieux debuts Charlotte in Montpellier Opera’s Werther
With its sumptuous melodies coupled to a tale of unrequited love culminating in a dramatic suicide...
La Monnaie’s “topical” The Time of Our Singing
Topical, trendy, thought-provoking. In a nutshell, that’s Belgian avant-garde jazz pianist and...
Review: Die Fledermaus makes grand return to Rennes, France
After an absence of over 20 years, Johann Strauss Jr.’s La Chauve-Souris (Die Fledermaus) made a...
Boris Godunov hybridized at Staatsoper Stuttgart
People just can’t keep their hands off Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. The parade of revisers starts...