Memorable performances included a pair of Strauss operas, a suave villain, a star soprano in “Fidelio” and a new conductor in “Le Nozze di Figaro.”
Category: Fang, Ying
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Review: With ‘Fidelio,’ the Met Opera Does What It Does Best
The Met, a magnet for star singers, flexed its muscles to stack the cast of Beethoven’s only opera, with Lise Davidsen in the title role.
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Wang Fang Criticized for Mariupol Performance
The singer Wang Fang drew criticism after she performed “Katyusha,” a Soviet-era patriotic song, at the ruins of a theater in Mariupol.
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The Pains and Privileges of Staging Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’
Three artists preparing a new production of this classic at the Metropolitan Opera discuss what makes it so difficult yet satisfying.
