Elizabeth – After seeing William Kentridge’s new production of Lulu on opening night at the Met, I realized I needed to see it a second time in order to fully take in the opera. So we went again (thank you Met Rush lottery!) this past Saturday for one of the final performances. This production has so… [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]
Diapered Greeks and Trojan Horses: Les Troyens at the Metropolitan Opera
This past week we saw Les Troyens at the Met. At just over five hours, it was by far the longest evening at the opera either of us had ever experienced. Shockingly, we both stayed awake the entire time. Les Troyens is the story of the fall of Troy to the Greeks, the escape from… [Read More]
