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“La Traviata”: The Last Masterpiece of Franco Zeffirelli, at the Arena Opera Festival

Posted by Maria Pia Pagani | 23rd Sep 2019 | Festivals, Italy, Review, Theatre and Opera

“Libiamo ne’ lieti calici . . .” is the most famous aria in La Traviata, by Giuseppe Verdi...

HERE’s “Looking at You”: Exposure & Revelation

Posted by Abigail Weil | 17th Sep 2019 | Immersive Theatre, Musical Theatre, New York, Participatory Theatre, Review, Theatre and Opera, Theatre and Science, Transmedia, United States of America

My instinct is to describe Looking at You, the new opera from librettist Rob Handel, composer...

Revisiting Broadway’s Forgotten Genius, John Latouche

Posted by Howard Pollack | 14th Jun 2019 | Essay, Musical Theatre, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Born into poverty in Richmond, Virginia, John Latouche (1914-1956) even as a youth established...

Sasha Waltz: The Opera Choreographer

Posted by Romy König | 11th Jun 2019 | Germany, News, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Opera

Choreographer Sasha Waltz has added a chapter to the history of dance with choreographic opera. It...

“The Impossible She” and The Evolution of Queer Stories in Opera

Posted by Janelle Lawrence | 10th Jun 2019 | New York, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Representation within opera has always been thin; The Impossible She stood to try to expand those...

Why Hong Kong Is Surprisingly Fertile Ground For Western Opera

Posted by Zabrina Lo | 14th May 2019 | Hong Kong, News, Theatre and Opera

Being one of China’s Three Tenors meant that Easter was no holiday for Warren Mok. The opera giant...

Mass Opera’s Production Of “Die Fledermaus” Is The Life Of The Party

Posted by Megan McCormick | 13th May 2019 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

She begins the opera as an uptight TV star concerned with looking perfect, annoyed with her husband for messing with her image. As Orlofsky’s party unfolds, she enters as the mysterious belle of the ball, determined to catch her husband red handed in his infidelity. Ultimately, she engages in a high-energy argument with Einstein resulting in her commitment to being more present rather than so concerned with her image.

Reinforcing Patriarchal Systems Of Power In BOC’s “‘Modern’ Don Giovanni”

Posted by Megan McCormick | 11th Apr 2019 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

The opera takes place mostly at Don Giovanni’s photography studio in upscale SOHO New York City. Two projector screens on either side of the stage, surrounded by translucent photography umbrellas, set the scene with pictures of the setting – from the warehouse windows of the studio to the dimly lit alleys of the city.

East Meets West In An English Retelling Of “The Legend Of The White Snake”

Posted by Zolima Citymag | 27th Mar 2019 | Adaptation, Hong Kong, News, Theatre and Opera

Why We Recommend it The opera Madame White Snake tells the story of a demon’s incessant pursuit of...

“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Feb 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Theatre and Opera, Transcultural Collaborations

A new opera based on the quintessentially Japanese novel Kinkakuji is set to open in Tokyo...

The Beauty In Differences In The “Scarlet Ibis,” A New Opera

Posted by Megan McCormick | 20th Feb 2019 | Boston, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Beautiful and heart-wrenching and incredibly real, The Scarlet Ibis is a masterpiece of modern...

“Super Vocal,” Chinese TV Talent Contest For Opera Singers And Musical Performers, Scores Top Ratings

Posted by Jinnie Wei | 17th Feb 2019 | China, Musical Theatre, News, Theatre and Opera

Step aside pop stars and idols. A new televised singing contest in China that showcases the vocal...

Decoding The Music Masterpieces: Alban Berg’s “Wozzeck,” An Apocalyptic Descent Into Madness

Posted by Michael Ewans | 9th Feb 2019 | Australia, Review, Sydney, Theatre and Opera

Alban Berg’s Wozzeck is arguably the most important opera composed in the first half of the 20th...

Joseph Keckler’s “Train With No Midnight

Posted by Janelle Lawrence | 26th Jan 2019 | New York, Prototype 2019, Review, Theatre and Opera, United States of America

Walking into the lower theatre at HERE for Train With No Midnight you may have thought you were...

Betraying Kane, the Musical: “4.48 Psychosis” Venables’ Operatic Version

Posted by Heather Waters | 18th Jan 2019 | Prototype 2019, Review, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Opera, United Kingdom, United States of America

Venables deploys Kane’s disjoined sympathies beautifully in his operatic version. The haunting, melodic refrain that is repeated throughout the production does, at times, descend, bizarrely, to sound exactly like elevator music; the jarring sound effects deployed throughout the production assure there is no peace to sustain.