Ralph Locke
August Enna’s colorful and vividly melodramatic score does justice to the robust exoticism of H. Rider Haggard’s novel.
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
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Egon Wellesz’s Weimar era critique of the cruelty of nations that are victorious in war still rings hauntingly true.
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Rossini’s Zelmira is a powerhouse opera that features two coloratura tenors and equally demanding roles for soprano and mezzo.
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Metamorfosi is a marvelously effective and amusing one-act opera that would suit college opera workshops splendidly.
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Immortal Beloved is a CD that will appeal to lovers of fine singing and to people curious about some hidden corners of Beethoven’s output.
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An 1829 opera about Elizabeth I and her supposed lover — enlivened by underhanded threats, virtuous resistance, remorse, and an attempted poisoning — proves well worth reviving.
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Even taking into consideration my several objections, this Faust is one of the most accomplished and intriguing opera releases of recent years.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard