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Charles Wuorinen’s astringent take on Annie Proulx’s story finally arrives in the US at Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater
The cast perform heroically in Peter Eötvös’s opera based on Tony Kushner’s play
A curious double bill from the nomadic opera company
City Opera’s attempt at a modest comeback struggles to fulfil its potential
The troubled history of New York’s second opera company and its uncertain future
The musical values of Bizet’s opera are solidly projected but theatrical malaise and cliché taint this revival
Sondra Radvanovsky successfully conquers the vast vocal hurdles of Donizetti’s tempestuous Tudor queen
An ensemble of bright young singers tried nobly to bring back to life two obscure Martinů operas
Opera iconoclast who deployed discord as a creative catalyst
Annie Proulx’s stark short story is the very stuff of opera
The demise of New York City Opera has left a gap that could be filled by this enterprising company
A lavish production of Turnage’s quasi-opera that suggested much snazzy ado about not much at all
Christopher Alden’s staging reflected a sense of style – unfortunately, it was a perverse style
This rarely performed Gilbert and Sullivan work was brought to life by a high-spirited ensemble
A ‘Così’ of directorial enigmas and stylish music
The italo-romanticised portrait of Anne Boleyn returns
A production of ‘Elektra’ included a simultaneous English translation of the German libretto on a screen above the proscenium
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