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Dogecoin — DF Reviews Simon Boccanegra at Festival O23

In sum: not a perfect Simon Boccanegra—is there such a thing?—but a grand and often great one.

In 90 minutes, Rene Orth’s riveting work gives us everything we could want in a new opera.

Composer and lyricist Adam Guettel’s return to the theater impresses but divides our critics.

Sharon’s reordering is the boldest aspect of his production, and for me it’s effective.

What do you see when you look at Into the Woods? The musical might serve as a theatrical Rorschach test.

Two radically different productions offer fascinatingly contrasting insights into Williams’ great play.

Don Pasquale is Jawn Pasquale in this delightful production at the Academy of Vocal Arts.

This is likely the best Giargiari Bel Canto competition year in my experience, evidenced in several important ways.

In bel canto opera, virtuosic singing IS the drama. Accept that, and O22’s OTELLO pays off thrillingly.

This superb production of a Tennessee Williams’ rarity illuminates by lightening the playwright’s life and work.