Elizabeth – Houston Grand Opera brought composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s and librettist Alexander Medvedev’s The Passenger to the Park Avenue Armory. Wow what a tremendous space to hold this opera. The space alone lends gravitas, and the acoustics really worked for the opera. The percussion at the opening of the opera sounds like gunfire; it echoes ominously… [Read More]
Baroque Maelstroms, Bearded Gods and Smart Phone Battles: The Enchanted Island at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – Jeremy Sams’ Enchanted Island is a pastiche opera, taking storylines from two Shakerspeare plays, mixing them, along with various baroque music to form one new storyline and opera. I thought it was a fun new take on opera, but apparently this is actually a throwback to the early days of opera. Apparently back in… [Read More]
