That Opera Theatre of Saint Louis fearlessly embraces the cutting edge is once again evidenced by their compelling American premiere of The Trial.
Author: john_y
Riel Deal in Toronto
With its new production of Harry Somers’ Louis Riel, Canadian Opera Company has covered itself in resplendent glory.
COC: Tosca’s Cautious Leap
Considering the high caliber of the amassed talent, Canadian Opera Company’s Tosca is a curiously muted affair.
San Jose’s Bohemian Rhapsody
Opera San Jose has capped a wholly winning season with an emotionally engaging, thrillingly sung, enticingly fresh rendition of Puccini’s immortal masterpiece La bohËme.
Oh, What a Night in San Jose
It is difficult to know where to begin to praise the stunning achievement of Opera San Jose’s West Coast premiere of Silent Night.
San Jose’s Beta-Carotene Rich Barber
You didn’t have to know the Bugs Bunny oeuvre to appreciate Opera San Jose’s enchanting Il barbiere di Sivigila, but it sure enhanced your experience if you did.
COC’d Up Ariodante
Director Richard Jones never met an opera he couldn’t ‘change,’ and Canadian Opera Company’s sumptuously sung Ariodante was a case in point.
Toronto: Bullish on Bellini
Canadian Opera Company has assembled a commendable Norma that is long on ritual imagery and war machinery.
Mad About San Jose’s Lucia
Opera San Jose opened a commendably impassioned Lucia di Lammermoor that sets the company’s bar very high indeed as it begins its new season.
Santa Fe: Straussian Sweet Nothings
With all the bombast of the presidential campaigns rattling in our heads, with invectives being exchanged and measured discussion all but absent, how utterly lovely to retreat and relax into the harmonious soundscape and well-reasoned debate posed in Strauss’ Capriccio, on magnificent display at Santa Fe Opera.