Review: As New York’s Opera Scene Empties, Another Rises Upstate
R.B. Schlather’s vibrant staging of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare,” playing in the Hudson Valley, is a bright spot in a bleak landscape for Baroque work.
Posted inGiulio Cesare (Opera) Handel, George Frederick Hudson (NY) Hudson Opera House Opera Ruckus (Music Group) Schlather, R B Williams, Douglas (Singer) Zeller-Townson, Clay
In Hudson, N.Y., Even the Opera Is Locavore
At Hudson Hall, the director R.B. Schlather leans on artists and musicians from the community. The results have made for better opera.
Posted inFutterer, Keely Handel, George Frederick Hudson Hall Opera Ruckus Schlather, R B Sulayman, Karim Williams, Douglas
Review: A ‘Rodelinda’ Brings Promise of Handel on the Hudson
R.B. Schlather’s new staging of this opera, with the excellent musicians of Ruckus, is the first of several Handel productions at Hudson Hall.
Posted inBerlin State Opera Classical Music Frankfurt Opera Huffman, Ted Opera Schlather, R B Steier, Lydia Theater Basel
American Directors Bring Fresh Visions to Europe’s Opera Stages
Young music theater makers are benefiting from the continent’s huge operatic resources while developing their own distinctive voices.