Opera
Paisiello, one of the most successful opera composers in Mozart’s day, offers repeated delight and surprises in this entertainment, thanks to a splendid cast of mostly youngish singers.
First-rate performances, including by a Norwegian orchestra and conductor plus superb international singers, make this one a winner.
Scribble, smudge, repeat: the passage of time and the emergence and dissipation of information conveys the difficult work of experiencing coherence and retaining memory.
World-renowned soprano Aleksandra Kurzak’s homage to the great French soprano Cornélie Falcon is largely one to cherish.
Joachim Raff, widely hailed for his instrumental works, is finally being recognized as a significant opera composer as well.
By Ralph P. Locke Joachim Raff’s energetic and characterful Die Eifersüchtigen hits its mark, in its first production ever. Joachim Raff: Die Eifersüchtigen (The Jealous Ones) Serafina Giannoni (Donna Rosa), Raìsa Ierone (Donna Bianca), Mirjam Fässler (Ninetta), Benjamin Popson (Don Claudio), Batthias Bein (Beppino), Balduin Schneeberger (Don Giulio), Martin Roth (Don Geronimo). Orchestra of Europe,…
The world-renowned tenor Ivo Židek leads a spirited cast, and reminds us how involving opera can be when sung by native speakers.
Played and sung with verve in its New England premiere, “Frederick Douglass” stands as the most significant revival BMOP has undertaken in recent years.
The skillful Mark Elder leads a fine cast, including the superb Peruvian tenor Iván Ayón-Rivas.
Our conversation touched—considerably, as it turned out—on the current political climate and the dispiriting response of the musical world to the rising tide of homegrown authoritarianism.
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