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. By Christopher Corwin
Bard SummerScape Once More Endeavors to Make Meyerbeer Great Again The sporadically involving 'Prophète' pleased far less than 'Huguenots' had fifteen years earlier. By Christopher Corwin
Donizetti’s ‘Poliuto’ and Ricci’s ‘Crispino e la Comare’ Offered Midsummer Delights These revivals filled the void between the Metropolitan Opera’s spring closing and gala fall reopening. By Christopher Corwin