It was, of course, coincidence. When the Chicago Lyric Opera scheduled George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess for the current season, not even the preludes to the 2008 presidential election had begun.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Carmen at the Washington National Opera
From the director’s point of view, there are two ways to approach staging an opera.
The Tales of Hoffmann at Covent Garden
The opening performance of the ROH’s seventh revival of John Schlesinger’s 1980 production of The Tales of Hoffmann was
dedicated to the memory of Richard Hickox.
Debussy’s PellÈas – a fine swansong for Independent Opera in London
PellÈas et MÈlisande in a 200 seat theatre, with just 35 musicians and no pit?
The MET Celebrates 125th Anniversary with Gala Performance 3/15
http://broadwayworld.com/article/The_MET_Celebrates_125th_Anniversary_With_A_Performance_315_20081125
La traviata, Komische Oper Berlin
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6ff9b2ac-ba3e-11dd-92c9-0000779fd18c.html
Boston Early Music Festival Opera This Weekend–Tickets Are Going Fast!
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Boston-Early-Music-Festival-Opera/story.aspx?guid={7DA11B33-64F3-41A5-9728-72C9B886C66A}
Boris Godunov at ENO
There are two things which, in recent history, English National Opera has consistently done extremely well.