The Met’s ‘I Puritani’ and the Tension Between Historical Realism and Operatic Fantasy
The English Civil War provides obstacles to Bellini's lovers, but instead of amping up the drama, the additional history knocks it off-kilter.
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In the Met’s ‘La Clemenza di Tito,’ Politics Turn Personal—and Passionate
The profundity of Mozart's 'La Clemenza di Tito' has been rediscovered by virtuoso singers performing in an heirloom production at the Met.
From ‘Marnie’ at the Met to James Whiteside’s Surrealist Leaps, the Must-See Opera and Dance of Fall 2018
Nico Muhly takes on 'Marnie,' Philip Glass remembers Gandhi, and 8 more must-see opera and dance performances this fall.
