The English Civil War provides obstacles to Bellini’s lovers, but instead of amping up the drama, the additional history ...

The Met’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I PURITANI made its debut on New Year’s Eve, but I caught up with it at its third performance on January 6. I was glad I did--because it offered a cast ...

The busy mezzo-soprano Marina Viotti has made a career out of versatility: “I think generally people should not do only one ...

In the mid-1600s, opera transformed from a show exclusive for royalty to entertainment for the masses. Soon, lavish productions, special effects, and creative risks became the norm. Venice’s La Fenice ...

Retiring from opera has its own set of challenges, but there is plenty I share with the other millions of Americans ending ...

The company’s overstuffed new staging of Bellini’s final work, set during the English Civil War, proves a marvelous vocal ...

Renowned Kenyan writer, the late Ngugi wa Thiong’o, in his influential essay collection Decolonising the Mind, observes that “language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of ...

Andrei Serban’s 40-year-old production is confidently revived by Jack Furness, while the vocal richness of the Russian soprano as its eponymous heroine takes things to another level When the Royal ...

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The Metropolitan Opera has released a rehearsal video from its upcoming revival of THE MAGIC FLUTE, offering an early look at Julie Taymor’s production ahead of the opera’s holiday performances. The ...