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Met Opera 2022-23 Review: Lohengrin
Wagner’s nearly 5-hour medieval romance Lohengrin was next in my weekend marathon. Piotr Beczała, Christine Goerke, and Elena Stikhina made the time fly by.
My Night at the Opera: Ariadne auf Naxos
It was the perfect re-introduction to the joys of live opera.
Sensational. Spectacular. Otherworldly.
I’ve never heard anyone like Lise Davidsen before, and know I never will.
My Night at the Opera: Fedora (PART 2)
When Sonya entered with Piotr, I was immediately struck by how completely happy she looked, emphasized by her airy white dress. No forced enjoyment, just complete joy and peace.
My Night at the Opera: Fedora (PART 1)
Umberto Giordano’s verismo opera Fedora has been much pooh-poohed. It’s mounted these days largely as a diva showcase… but it is a neglected gem.
My Night at the Opera: The Hours (PART 2)
Dreamy, floaty, yearning music opened Act 2. Kelli O’Hara’s exquisite voice shone like a moonbeam as Laura Brown wondered, “Heaven? Somebody else’s heaven?”
My Night at the Opera: The Hours (PART 1)
Here’s a confession: I don’t like modern opera.
In light of that fact, it might be surprising that I went to see one at the Met, a world premiere no less. Well, I did, and even more surprisingly, I found it mesmerizing.
