“Don’t I have the coolest job in the world?” said Steven Blier.
Author: Gary Hoffman
The Met’s Boris Godunov: RenÈ Pape sizzles, Mussorgsky’s scoring fizzles
http://blog.cnycafemomus.com/2010/10/28/october-23-met-simulcast-boris-godunov.aspx
Kafka at the Opera: Bartlett Sher’s Production of Hoffmann at the Met
We all come to the opera for different things. To escape, to elevate, to laugh, to cry, or perhaps because someone else bought the tickets.
Ladies first: Muhly’s “Dark Sisters” precedes “Two Boys” as US opera debut
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2010/10/ladies_first_muhlys_dark_siste.html
Boris Godunov, Metropolitan Opera
The last curtain call at the opera usually goes to the title character, the star of the work just performed. At the end of the Met’s new Boris Godunov, the calls begin with a solo call for the title character, RenÈ Pape as Boris, and conclude with one for the Metropolitan Opera Chorus all by themselves.
Gilbert and Sullivan opens Arizona Opera
On 16 October 2010 in Tucson, Arizona Opera opened it’s 2010-2011
season with an operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, by W. S. Gilbert and
Arthur Sullivan.
Rameau’s ZÈphyre, New York
In sports they say, “Winning isn’t the most important
thing—it’s the only thing.” In the theater, getting the show
on the boards out front is the key.