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. By Christopher Corwin
The Met’s ‘Rigoletto’ Brought in 2022 Against All Odds After the performance, my masked group of five opera veterans collectively shook their heads after yet another off-kilter Sher Met premiere. By Christopher Corwin
Metropolitan Opera’s ‘Tosca’ Makes Murder, Rape and Suicide a Snooze The effect was deadly, but not in the way Puccini had in mind. By James Jorden
Antonello da Messina’s Rare Double-Sided Masterpiece Will Lead Sotheby’s Old Masters Sales By Elisa Carollo