REVIEW: A Little “Nixon” Goes a Long Way: Nixon in China at the Princeton Festival (for Parterre Box)
Adams, superb at crafting arcs of sound, can’t handle characters or narrative.
REVIEW: Lenny Thing Goes: Candide at the Philadelphia Orchestra (for Parterre Box)
Yannick and this magnificent orchestra were born for Bernstein.
REVIEW: Star-Crossed: The Met’s Dialogues des Carmélites in HD (for Parterre Box)
Does this legendary production, seen in close-up, retain it’s greatness? Yes… and no.
REVIEW: Riding on Empty: Two One-Act Operas at Curtis (for Parterre Box)
As a cohesive evening of music drama, this ambitious double bill doesn’t quite add up.
REVIEW: All She Has To Do Is Dream: Lady in the Dark by MasterVoices (for Parterre Box)
To resurrect this astonishing show at all in a brief time frame is almost miraculous.
REVIEW: Pigment of the Imagination: La Bohème at Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
A wonderful musical performance, hampered by a misguided production.
REVIEW: Easily Assimilated—Isabel Leonard Sings Bernstein at PCMS (for Parterre Box)
In their best moments, the mezzo and pianist Ted Sperling were near-ideal Bernstein-isti.
REVIEW: They Love a Piano: Don Giovanni at Curtis/Opera Philadelphia (for Parterre Box)
What R. B. Schlather’s visually arresting production has to do with the opera remains a mystery.
REVIEW: That’s How They’ve Done It: Cosi Fan Tutte at Academy of Vocal Arts (for Parterre Box)
Fine voices and musical values here far outshine a cliché-ridden production.
REVIEW: Adriana Lecouvreur at the Met (for Opéra Magazine)
Anna Netrebko and Anita Rachvelishvili shine especially bright in this worthy revival.
