Review: At Metropolitan Opera, Sondra Radvanovksy is the “most complete…Tosca of the past two or three decades”
There’s almost always a certain splashy excitement attendant on a new production’s opening night,...
Review: Wexford 2018 “yielded many an unexpected pleasure” while some elements “felt out of place”
I’m an unabashed admirer of verismo opera, but I freely admit having qualms when Wexford announced...
Review: English National Opera’s Lucia di Lammermoor is “powerful, memorable and effective”
While David Alden’s production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor contains a few puzzling or...
Canadian Opera Company’s Hadrian: commanding vocals and powerful symbolism
“The Empire holds its breath, awaiting orders.” These lines, sung early in the Canadian Opera...
Canadian Opera Company’s Eugene Onegin: “dynamic as it is sparse”
Canadian Opera Company’s season-opening, Eugene Onegin (seen Sept. 30th), was thrilling in its...
Review: Pacific Opera Victoria’s Fidelio: superb cast—heavy-handed production
Pacific Opera Victoria’s season-opening production of Beethoven’s Fidelio is musically...
