Toronto Operetta Theatre Die Fledermaus A “hugely entertaining take on Johann Strauss II’s enduring farce”
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s December 28 opening of Die Fledermaus was officially sold-out, the...
Paris Opera Tosca Gerald Finley: “magnificent tone and varied nuance, endowing his character with more interiority and complexity than I’ve ever seen in this role”
Pierre Audi's production of Tosca, which premiered in 2014, has become a staple of the Paris Opera...
Royal Opera House Alcina Emily D’Angelo’s “art is unequaled in ‘Verdi Prati'”
Handel's 1735 opera Alcina is one of the most popular baroque operas in the repertoire and is...
ALBUM: Candide London Symphony Orchestra “Cunegonde’s “Glitter and Be Gay”…a coloratura extravaganza knocked off with aplomb by Archibald”
The recent hybrid CD/SACD release of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide on the London Symphony...
Metropolitan OperaThe Hours A fine opera deserving of a smaller stage
Is Kevin Puts’s The Hours the best brand-new opera the Metropolitan Opera has presented in years?...
Opéra Comique Armide “All critics seem to agree upon one thing at least: Véronique Gens is unsurpassable as Armide.”
Purists apparently have some bones to pick with this new production of Armide, judging from the...
