Elizabeth – With all the hype surrounding The Death of Klinghoffer I was a bit apprehensive about Monday night’s Met premiere. The anti-Klinghoffer movement was growing and intensifying over the past few weeks and now even included calls to burn the set to the ground. I feared there would be disruptions and possibly even violence over… [Read More]
Long Night’s Journey Into Gay: Die Fledermaus at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – This English production of Die Fledermaus was my first Fledermaus ever, and it felt more like a play than an opera. I understand Douglas Carter Beane, a playwright, was hired to do the dialogue and so that may explain why what could have been a fun little romp turned into a three and a… [Read More]
Runny Noses, Russian and Otherwise: The Nose at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – One of the more bizarre, frustrating and yet comical operas I have seen this year, William Kentridge’s production of The Nose is not to be missed. For those not familiar with Shostakovich’s opera based on Gogol’s story, The Nose is a short three act opera (no intermission) during which time a bureaucrat, Kovalyov, discovers… [Read More]
