Jordan Shanahan, a dramatic baritone whose career has seen him rise from handsomely lyrical roles to more viscerally challenging roles, takes on Jochanaan the mysterious yet raving prophet. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
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How did Karita Mattila fare when she graduated from the virginal yet anxious princess Chrysothemis to the hysterically neurotic yet relatively stately queen Klytämnestra? Find out in my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Jorge Puerta, a fine full lyric tenor boasting a huge and diverse repertoire, makes his mark as the impassioned Genoese gentleman Gabriele Adorno. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Tackling the role of the villainous Plebian partisan, Paolo Albiani, is Joel Allison, a baritone with a promising future ahead of him. Enjoy my review, despite it being a week late, and let me know your opinions as well.
Verdi’s opera about political intrigue and familial drama has been updated from 14th-century Genoa to 21st-century Genoa in this new Simon Boccanegra production at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Enjoy my review.
El Gran Señor Placido Domingo takes on another iconic Verdi baritone role with a cavalcade of great soloists! Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
With a star-studded cast like this, how do these ladies and gents hold up? Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
With a promising cast and a strong crew, let’s see how everything comes together in Graham Vick’s vision of Tristan und Isolde! Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
This was a production of a Wagner opera I have been wanting to talk about for the longest time. Furthermore, this review is also dedicated to all of the awesome moms out there, including my own. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
And now for something special for the late, great Hans Hopf who celebrated his 100th birthday five years ago. Enjoy this little tribute.