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.
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In the Met’s Many Revivals, Sometimes Second Casts Finish First
In many cases, the second, third and even fourth casts surpassed the season premieres that tend to attract the most attention.
Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archaeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met
Mayer’s weak attempt to address opera’s recent struggles with its history of fetishization of “exotic” cultures adds nothing to the production.
