Review: In Chicago, an Opera Triptych Reaches for Connection

March 26, 2023Posted inAbdullah, Kazem (1979- ), Adams, John Luther, Holiday, John (1985- ), Lucas, Lucia, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Music, Opera, Proximity (Opera), Roumain, Daniel Bernard, Sharon, Yuval (1979- ), Shaw, Caroline, Smith, Anna Deavere, Soto, Carlos J (1980- )
Lyric Opera of Chicago follows a recent world premiere with yet another: “Proximity,” a set of works by three librettist-composer pairs.

Review: Renée Fleming Stars in ‘The Hours’ at the Met Opera

November 23, 2022Posted inDiDonato, Joyce, Fleming, Renee, Graves, Denyce, Holiday, John (1985- ), Ketelsen, Kyle, McDermott, Phelim, Metropolitan Opera, Music, Nezet-Seguin, Yannick, O'Hara, Kelli, Opera, Panikkar, Sean, Parson, Annie B, Pierce, Greg, Puts, Kevin, The Hours (Opera)
Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce’s new opera, conceived as a vehicle for the star soprano Renée Fleming, has its staged premiere at the Metropolitan Opera.