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]
The Hunchback of the Casino: Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera
Last week we saw the new modern production of Rigoletto at the Met. Elizabeth – This past year has been a blur of operas, and most performances were my first time seeing a particular opera. I have to confess that I now have certain operas confused or simply cannot remember them. My introduction to Rigoletto, however, easily… [Read More]
