Reviewer's Rating Semiramide Marc Aronson 23/02/2018Attending the premier of the revival of Giacomo Rossini’s Semiramide at the Metropolitan Opera the week after Black Panther opened...
Reviewer's Rating Salome Paul Meltzer 30/12/2016Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts disgustingly. That seems to be the message behind Richard Strauss's opera.
Reviewer's Rating Madama Butterfly Paul Meltzer 04/03/2016hank you, Fates, for putting us at the Metropolitan Opera on this rare night. Cio-cio-san, the Butterfly character upon whom...
Reviewer's Rating Il Trovatore Paul Meltzer 05/02/2016issing children, revenge killing, civil war, doomed love—another fabulous night at the Metropolitan Opera. And my word, this is the...
Reviewer's Rating Maria Stuarda Marc Aronson 01/02/2016tar Power; have you ever had a friend say you must try something unfamiliar because there is a star you...
Reviewer's Rating The Barber of Seville Paul Meltzer 21/12/2015y cheeks still hurt from grinning. This Barber of Seville is giddy, witty fun throughout. Fresh as a Broadway-worthy musical...
La Donna Del Lago Paul Meltzer 13/12/2015oyce DiDonato’s tone is rich and lustrous as Elena, the ardor-inspiring Lady of the Lake, with a depth and force...