Pineapples, Piñatas and Offenbach: NYCO’s La Périchole

Looking for a bit of a light opera to counterbalance the dark long Wagner Ring Cycle, we went to see the last performance of New York City Opera’s La Périchole.   Elizabeth-I had high hopes for a light fun evening and was looking forward to “hurricane-force gales of laughter” as the New York Post experienced. … [Read More]