Music

O Festival Diary—Day I: Elizabeth Cree

This witty collage of theatrical ideas, superbly staged and performed, sets a high standard.

Opera Philadelphia’s innovative festival brings works old and new to venues across the city.

At the Met, Carsen and company reduce metaphor to melodrama.

A fine cast, expert conducting, and beautiful designs are hallmarks of Opera Philadelphia’s production.

Every entertaining minute is awash in excess in a show that practically defines “guilty pleasure.”

A beautiful production and a reminder of what brought many of us to opera in the first place.

What the diva does in this mixed-bag revival is star-lit and memorable. But is it acting?

Opera Philadelphia’s scores points with its highly entertaining, visually spectacular production

With this flawed but powerful new work, Opera Philadelphia is on a significant upward trajectory.

As Encores is about to be released, I think about my love-hate relationship with La Streisand.