Waltraud Meier’s second to the last hurrah as Klytämnestra, the beautiful yet guilt-ridden Queen of Mycenae, was in full swing tonight. Enjoy my review, and please enjoy Frau Meier’s final hurrah to the operatic stage on October 20.
Stephan Rügamer
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Damiano Michieletto’s production of Jenufa transports the action from a bucolic Moravian village to a cold, desolate, icy locale with minimal props. At least Evelyn Herlitzius and Asmik Grigorian carry the evening. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
Rainelle Krause, a lyric coloratura soprano renowned for her fearlessness as an aerial acrobat, heralds the stage as one of her calling-card roles, The Queen of the Night, alongside the astounding light lyric soprano Victoria Randem as Pamina and the sweet soprano light lyric coloratura Regina Koncz as Papagena. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
For decades, Karita Mattila has embodied the role of the tragically ill-fated heroine, Katya, whose life goes from misery after misery. Now, she embodies the cruel, perfidious, and ruthless Marfa Ignateva Kabanova aka the Kabanicha. Enjoy my review and let me know your opinions as well.
A former Chrysothemis and a youthful lyric soprano rise to the challenge to perform this high-octane sister act.