Elizabeth – The only two people I know who had ever seen Billy Budd warned me before going that the opera isn’t that great. Actually they thought it was terrible: both of them had walked out of the opera many years ago. My other Britten experiences were a bit difficult as his music is not typical… [Read More]
The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned in Brooklyn: The Turn of the Screw (NYCO at BAM)
Once again we headed to the Brooklyn Academy of Music to see New York City Opera, this time Britten’s The Turn of the Screw. Brooklyn seems to have a divisive effect on us for some reason. Elizabeth – I love the music of Benjamin Britten. Haunting and light, right from the beginning of Turn… [Read More]
