The New York Times – Music:
In a new staging at La Scala, “La Gioconda” will capture the full range of human emotion in a dreamlike Venice, with dashes of Kubrick and Fellini.
Category: Opera
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La Scala Woos a Younger Audience
The New York Times – Music:
Like so many cultural institutions, opera houses need to instill passion in the ticket holders of the future.
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Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season
The New York Times – Music:
The Met’s performances of Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress” are the latest in a long line of short spring revivals of works off the beaten path.
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Rhiannon Giddens’s ‘Omar’ Premieres at the Spoleto Festival
The New York Times – Music:
Three productions, including the premiere of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels’s “Omar,” distort time in approachable yet provocative ways.
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‘I Would Love to Sing Lucia’: A Male Soprano Comes Into His Own
The New York Times – Music:
Samuel Mariño, a singer with a rare voice type in opera, is making his Decca album debut with a glimpse at a more gender-fluid future.
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Robert Ainsley Is Named Glimmerglass Festival Director
The New York Times – Music:
Robert Ainsley, a champion of new American opera, takes the reins from Francesca Zambello. He said the festival would continue to showcase work that tells “everyone’s story.”
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An Oliver Sacks Book Becomes an Opera, With Help From Friends
The New York Times – Music:
Tobias Picker and Aryeh Lev Stollman have adapted “Awakenings,” drawing both on source material and personal experience.
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An Opera About Harvey Milk Finally Finds Itself
The New York Times – Music:
The composer Stewart Wallace has overhauled his 1990s score and says “the music is freer now, and more organic, and yet completely recognizable.”
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‘A Vocal Figure Skater’ Makes His Mark as an Operatic Hamlet
The New York Times – Music:
The British tenor Allan Clayton’s portrayal of the title role in Brett Dean’s opera is personal, emotional — and a breakthrough.