Jun 19, 2020
Oldies and goodies
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On Leontyne Price, James Levine, et al. in a Verdi opera.
Topic: “Opera”
May 20, 2020
Lockdown listening, volume II
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A couple more options for the classical aficionado.
May 14, 2020
Order, order! Part III
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On how singers enter, exit, bow, etc.
Mar 18, 2020
Seducer, seductress
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On new productions of Don Giovanni and Samson and Delilah at the Washington National 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.