Who's That Girl?: WNO presents soprano-watcher's Norma, and a fine evening...
Opera:In the words of Jean Genet, ''Anyone who hasn't experienced the ecstasy of betrayal knows nothing about ecstasy at all.''And anyone who likes their betrayal operatically ecstatic must seek out...
View ArticleShowy Boat: There's plenty to enjoy in the way the WNO's ''Show Boat'' treads...
Opera: In a second act scene in Show Boat, the character Magnolia auditions to be a singer at Chicago's popular Trocadero Club. Magnolia was a star on the Cotton Blossom, but of course a Mississippi...
View ArticleOne Way or Another: A mix of standouts and shortcomings, WNO's Destiny pulls...
Opera: The funny thing about the Washington National Opera's production of Verdi's The Force of Destiny is that it actually works. Despite an awkward first scene, an unsympathetically trigger-happy...
View ArticleWhale Song: Spectacular projections, a score that swells, and a familiar tale...
Opera: There is a special hell for serious music-lovers, and in one molten corner resides a certain kind of contemporary classical that puts more emphasis on atonality and stridency than any actual...
View ArticleLove Is the Drug: It may get off to a slow start, but most will likely find...
Opera: Although people often call Donizetti's rom-com The Elixir of Love a good opera for the uninitiated, director Stephen Lawless's production requires a caveat: Remember that old-fashioned thing...
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