Making his Kennedy Center debut, pianist David Greilsammer is not only a talented musician but also a man with engaging…
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Whoa, a credit for animation on an opera review? It must be a misprint. It is not? Really? Yup. The…
Well honey, he can cut my hair anytime. Rossini’s Figaro, probably the most famous coiffeur in the world, is delightfully…
Just in time for Halloween comes a spooky ghost story from the legendary past. The best thing about this one…
Patricia Bardon and Brandon Jovanovich in LA Opera’s “Carmen”Photo by Robert Millard Music by Georges BizetLibretto by Henri Meilhac and…
Watching the new opera “Dolores Claiborne” is a little bit like going to a good movie. Like one of those…
Arrigo Boito’s “Mefistofele” one of the great operas? The Devil you say! The classic dichotomy of its subject, good and…
‘The Gospel of Mary Magdalene’ Music and libretto by Mark AdamoDirected by Kevin NewburyConducted by Michael ChristieSan Francisco Opera (world…
‘The Tales of Hoffmann’ By Jacques OffenbachLibretto by Jules Barbier and Michel CarréDirected by Laurent PellyConducted by Patrick FournillierSan Francisco…
‘Trouble in Tahiti’ Music and text by Leonard Bernstein ‘Hand of Bridge’ Music by Samuel Barber, text by Gian Carlo…
‘Cinderella’ (La Cenerentola) By Gioachino RossiniWith Ketevan Kemoklidze, Rene Barbera, Ronnita Nicole Miller, Stacey Tappan, Alessandro Corbelli, Vito Priante, Nicola…
Tomas Tomasson in the title role of LA Opera’s “The Flying Dutchman”Photo by Robert Millard ‘The Flying Dutchman’ By Richard…
From left, Lisa Chavez, La Tania, and Marnie Breckenridge in ‘Ainadamar’Photo by Steve Di Bartolome ‘Ainadamar’ By Osvaldo GolijovLibretto by…