Review: A New Opera Puts Real Emotions in a Fantasy Garden
Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose,” which had its long-delayed premiere at Long Beach Opera, showcases her signature quick-shifting eclecticism.
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‘The Romance of the Rose,’ Delayed by the Pandemic, Opens at Last
Kate Soper’s “The Romance of the Rose” was mere weeks away from its premiere when it was canceled. Now, it has a home at Long Beach Opera.
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What Is Russia Thinking? A ‘Documentary Opera’ Tries to Answer.
“Russia: Today,” a piece by the composer Eugene Birman, is based on hundreds of interviews with hundreds of Russians, in which they share their private feelings about the country.
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How a Production of Wagner’s ‘Lohengrin’ Changed the Met Opera
Robert Wilson’s staging of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” opened to a wall of boos in 1998. But it brought new theatrical possibilities to the Met.