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.
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Two Symphony Orchestras Tackle Wagner’s Supreme Masterpiece and Strauss’s First Opera with Mixed Results
The American Symphony Orchestra returned recently to Carnegie Hall with the underrated 'Guntram,' championed by conductor Leon Botstein.
The Met’s ‘Dialogues des Carmélites’ Makes a Case for the Radical Power of Faith
An ensemble of divas shine in 'Dialogues des Carmélites,' Francis Poulenc's opera about religious devotion, thrillingly led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
