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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The Met’s Crowd-Pleasing ‘Andrea Chénier’ Is Marred By Miscast Lovers
The opera house's current revival, its first in nearly a dozen years, features an attractive, HD-ready cast that only sporadically rises to the occasion.
Opera Traditionalists Will Adore the Met’s Opulent 1980s ‘Arabella’
Sopranos Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Louise Alder find their “Right Ones” in Strauss’s winning comedy.
