Elizabeth – What a terrific production of Falstaff! This was my first opera with James Levine back at the helm and what a great production overall. I loved Robert Carsen moving the action to post World War II England. Updating operas to the modern times often make them more relatable to me, and I think this… [Read More]
Less is Moor: Otello at the Metropolitan Opera
We saw Otello at the Met this week. Thank goodness we basically agreed on this one. I was starting to worry we might be artistically incompatible as a couple. Elizabeth – For our latest adventure at the Met we were sitting in the rear orchestra. Now, I don’t know if it was our seats… [Read More]
Dirty Codpieces, Sequins and Sneezing: The Tempest at the Metropolitan Opera
We saw The Tempest at the Met last week and it left me with many questions. Perhaps someone can answer at least a few of them. I know it was a contemporary opera, written in the last decade, but it left me not only with questions but also a general feeling of unease like I… [Read More]
