Handel’s Flavio at NYCO

Incongruity was the rule of the day in the New York City Opera’s production of Handel’s Flavio, which opened on Wednesday, April 4.

Passion, pain paired in Berlin

It was, of course, a coincidence; on the other hand, on Berlin’s vital, vibrant and
all-encompassing arts scene one is continually overwhelmed by new perspectives on the creative
process and its product.

A bride for sale at the Baltimore Lyric

The latest offering from the Baltimore Lyric Opera was Bedrich Smetanaís sparkling comedy Prodana Nevesta (ìBartered Brideî), a little gem of Czech Romantic nationalism that one does not see live very often these days.

San Diego Opera ó Il Trovatore

Verdi’s magnificent melodrama Il Trovatore may be the most masculine of his creations, but the production that San Diego Opera presented as the third opera of its 2007 season was a triumph for the ladies.

HANDEL: Poro, Re dell’Indie

Let’s face it, Handel’s “Poro, Re dell’Indie” (in English “Porus, King of India”) isn’t exactly a household name in any but the most dedicated baroque opera circles.

Camacho’s Wedding (Die Hochzeit des Camacho)

UC Opera now have a half-century’s reputation to live up to; they were responsible for the UK premieres of such works as Das Liebesverbot, The Maid of Orleans, Alzira, Oberto and the 1847 version of Macbeth.

MOZART: Die Entf¸hrung aus dem Serail

With the trials and tribulations of a multicultural society currently at the forefront of the British media, Gavin Quinnís production placed a light-hearted focus on the bizarreness of a group of foreigners being thrown together in an unfamiliar situation.

Eugene Onegin ó English Touring Opera

London is fortunate to have played host to several productions of Tchaikovskyís best-known opera in the last three years alone, most recently British Youth Operaís heartbreakingly fresh account last September ñ so it was a risky decision on ETOís part to stage yet another.

Teseo ó Handel by the Sea

Nice Opera, on the French Cote d’Azur, seemed a most suitable place for this early work by
Handel.

Angela Gheorghiu, Los Angeles

A near-capacity audience, expectant and enthusiastic, streamed into the Dorothy Chandler for an old-fashioned evening of operatic glamour, as Angela Gheorghiu, with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra in support, flew into town for a one night concert.