Evelyn Herlitzius leaps from Elektra’s bloodthirstily feral vengeance and anguished trauma and steps into Klytämnestra’s elaborate robe decked in guilt-ridden angst and soul-shattering nightmares. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
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Artur Garbas’s vocal performance prowess continues to shine and shimmer as the iconic bird catcher Papageno. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
An eclectic cocktail of slapstick humor and romantic passions percolate Jürgen Flimm’s production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden with some ecstasy and fabulous artistry. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Saioa Hernández is a reigning opera diva I have been yearning to witness live on stage. Her excellent technical prowess and flair for drama have made her own Turandot the ice princess of China. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Striking again with leonine vengeance as the bile-spewing, dejected, acrimonious nobleman Count Monterone is Byung Gil Kim, who continues to demonstrate unstoppable indomitability as a singing actor. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Stéphanie Müther’s burgeoning career as a dramatic soprano continuously jettisons with her embodiment of the impassioned Princess Isolde accompanied by a cast of formidable soloists. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
Byung Gil Kim’s continuous enhancement of his repertoire, rugged resonance, and his Hollywood-movie-star handsomeness have made him conquer Banco’s noble warrior virility. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
From the first time I witnessed Brenda Rae as the witty Zerbinetta nearly a decade ago to now witnessing her as the innocent Gilda, I assess how she tackles one of her signature roles from the Italian repertoire. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
With a flexible lyric soprano voice competent in tackling coloratura soprano roles and possessing a tone smooth as silk and chiffon, Martina Russomanno embodies the vivacious proprietress Madama Cortese. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.
After several years of being the flighty Musetta, Elena Tsallagova steps into Mimì’s gracefully humble yet tragically ill-fated shoes, supported by a pristinely consummate Bel Canto technique. Please enjoy my review and let me know your opinions.