Elizabeth – Opening night of Tales of Hoffmann at the Met started off a bit flat. Perhaps it was the overhang muffling the sound from our Met lottery seats (score!), but I wasn’t feeling the usual excitement from the stage or the audience. I saw Martina Arroyo’s Prelude to Performance perform Tales of Hoffmann last year… [Read More]
Mental Illness, Murder and Bronchitis: Wozzeck at the Metropolitan Opera
Elizabeth – In the premiere of Wozzeck Thursday evening, Matthias Goerne stepped in for Thomas Hampson in the titular role. Initially I was disappointed to hear the news as I adore Hampson and was looking forward to hearing him in this new role. But Hampson’s loss was the Met’s gain as the German stepped in… [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]
A View From the Inside: Opera America’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Just over two weeks ago, I attended the OPERA America National Opera Center’s official ribbon cutting ceremony as a guest of honoree Sherrill Milnes. With it, the new center became available to the public and all those interested in opera. The opening itself was attended by those involved in the creation the new National Opera… [Read More]
