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]
Red Silken Dreams and Invisible Ninja Stage Hands: Madama Butterfly at the Metropolitan Opera
Anthony Minghella’s production of Madama Butterfly was visually gorgeous and musically rich—I’m a sucker for anything Puccini. The opera opened with no music, which was unusual and gave me kind of an odd feeling. The conductor walked out and there was applause and then… nothing. Silently a woman walked downstage and danced as four others… [Read More]
