Let’s Get Serious — CK Reviews Renee Fleming and Evgeny Kissin at Carnegie Hall (for Parterre Box)
The soprano arrived at Carnegie Hall on May 31 with something to prove.
Die Frist Ist Glum — CK Reviews Der Fliegende Hollander at the Met (for Parterre Box)
Francois Girard’s Holländer sits on the Met’s cavernous stage as a dull gray mass.
Backwards Runs Bohème: DF Reviews Opera Philadelphia’s Production (for Parterre Box)
Sharon’s reordering is the boldest aspect of his production, and for me it’s effective.
Pianist Envy: CK Reviews Good Night, Oscar on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
Doug Wright’s new biographical dramadey, seems at once intimately familiar with and entirely alien to its subject.
So a Fool Returns to His Philly — Don Pasquale at AVA (for Parterre Box)
Don Pasquale is Jawn Pasquale in this delightful production at the Academy of Vocal Arts.
The Fuzzy End of the Lollipop: DF and CK review Some Like It Hot on Broadway (for Parterre Box)
That Some Like It Hot fizzles rather than sizzles is not only a disappointment, but also a bit of surprise.
They Are The Champions: DF Covers AVA’s Giargiari Competition 2022
This is likely the best Giargiari Bel Canto competition year in my experience, evidenced in several important ways.
Street Scene: DF and CK review Leopoldstadt (for Parterre Box)
Stuffed with Stoppardian cleverness, there’s far too much in LEOPOLDSTADT to register with specificity.
It’s Going to Cost You: CK Reviews The Cost of Living (for Parterre Box)
Martyna Majok Pulitzer Prize-winning play overflows with complexity. It begins with the title.
REVIEW: A Divided Duty: Rossini’s Otello at O22 (for Parterre Box)
In bel canto opera, virtuosic singing IS the drama. Accept that, and O22’s OTELLO pays off thrillingly.
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