Opera
Joseph Bologne, whose mother was a slave in Guadeloupe, proves to be as skillful in vocal-dramatic music as we have long known he was in instrumental works.
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We’re not saying get rid of “Madama Butterfly” We’re saying do a better Butterfly.
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A prize-winning revival of a politically rambunctious, often-entertaining opera from ’60s East Germany
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First presented in 1813, “Les Abencérages” displays the mastery and inventiveness of the renowned composer of the opera “Medea.”
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Bohuslav Martinů, one of the greatest Czech-born composers, reveals a dark-comic sensibility in his rarely performed “Knife” and “Bridge” operas.
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This recording of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Psyché provides non-stop pleasure and delights, thanks to the latest developments in early-music performance practice.
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Johann Simon Mayr’s delicious L’Accademia di musica gets a spiffy performance from the “Rossini in Wildbad” Festival.
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Like Thin Lizzy, Minx marries metallic thunder with melodic structures and lyrics worth listening to.
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Some of France’s best early-music singers and a splendid period-instrument band make this Zoroastre a perfect introduction to the pleasures of Baroque music.
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Jonathan Berger’s remarkable chamber opera about the Mỹ Lai Massacre is a powerful artistic and anti-war statement.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard