Mar 18, 2020
Seducer, seductress
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On new productions of Don Giovanni and Samson and Delilah at the Washington National Opera.
Topic: “Opera”
Mar 03, 2020
A sturdy ship
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On Wagner’s Flying Dutchman at the Metropolitan Opera.
Feb 29, 2020
Two lovely rarities
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On recent performances of Boieldieu’s La Dame blanche and Rossini’s Petite messe solennelle.
Feb 27, 2020
Some Valentine
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On a revival of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Feb 18, 2020
Notes on camp
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Handel’s Agrippina at the Metropolitan Opera.
Feb 12, 2020
Breadth and depth
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On a recital by the bass Christian Van Horn at Palm Beach Opera’s annual gala.
Jan 30, 2020
South China Sea
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On a production of Puccini’s Turandot at Palm Beach Opera.
Jan 29, 2020
Full of clever
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On Les Contes d’Hoffman at the Opéra Bastille.
Jan 27, 2020
Berlioz bare, and beautiful
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On The Damnation of Faust at the Metropolitan Opera.
Jan 03, 2020
Week in review
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On Roger Scruton, Notre-Dame & Shakespearean Verdi.