‘Norma’ and ‘La Traviata’ Return to the Met Opera
Sonya Yoncheva doesn’t fill out the long lines of “Norma” at the Met, while Angel Blue is a warm, sincere Violetta in “La Traviata.”
Posted inBeczala, Piotr (1966- ) Bolshoi Theater Classical Music Girard, Francois Goerke, Christine Groissbock, Gunther Lohengrin (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Nezet-Seguin, Yannick Opera Wagner, Richard Wilson, Tamara
Review: A Blunt New ‘Lohengrin’ at the Met Stars a Shining Knight
The tenor Piotr Beczala sings with uncanny serenity and command in the title role of Wagner’s opera, directed by François Girard with little subtlety.
Posted inBolshoi Theater Gelb, Peter Girard, Francois Lohengrin (Opera) Metropolitan Opera Opera Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Wagner, Richard
A New ‘Lohengrin,’ Threatened by War in Ukraine, Comes to the Met
François Girard’s staging, originally a co-production with the Bolshoi Theater, arrives a year after its Moscow premiere, which coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Posted inClassical Music Deutsche Grammophon Leipzig (Germany) Levine, James Masur, Kurt Norman, Jessye Opera Phaedra (Opera) Tristan und Isolde (Opera)
Jessye Norman Rejected These Recordings. Should They Be Released?
The new collection “Jessye Norman: The Unreleased Masters” raises artistic and ethical questions.