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Cinematic Adventures: Il Trovatore (2010-11)
Every summer, the Met tries to ease our cravings with four HD cinema broadcasts from seasons past. I haven’t been to the cinema since COVID struck, but the idea of Verdi’s riveting Trovatore was too much to resist.
Met Opera Radio Review: Norma
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
Sonya Yoncheva sang magnificently, by turns gentle, passionate, ferocious, and devout.
My Night at the Opera: Fedora (PART 1)
Umberto Giordano’s verismo opera Fedora has been much pooh-poohed. It’s mounted these days largely as a diva showcase… but it is a neglected gem.
The Met’s Winter Operafest: January 2023
A pioneer of “realism”. A rom-com. A classic tragedy. A Reign of Terror drama.
New York’s New Year just got a lot more exciting...
