Opera Warhorses

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Best Bet Revivals of Opera Productions in California – 2011

February 14th, 2011

Over the past five and half years, in my reviews of opera performances, I have identified certain productions as particularly worthy of revival, and periodically list opera companies that have scheduled such revivals (in many cases, the first time the production has been mounted at that company).  In the past I identified seven productions as [...]

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French Opera in the American West – 2011

February 5th, 2011

During 2011, the most popular French opera, Bizet’s “Carmen”, is scheduled to have 340 performances worldwide in 64 productions in 60 cities. In the United States alone “Carmen” as seen at the New York Met (January) and will be performed at the Lyric Opera in Chicago (March), Indianapolis (March), Nashville (April), Opera Colorado (Summer), Glimmerglass [...]

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Countdown to the Britten Centennial: Key 2010-2011 Productions in Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles

September 5th, 2010

Over the past couple of years, a selection of Benjamin Britten operas, including major new productions of  ”Billy Budd’ and  ”Albert Herring” at Santa Fe Opera; ”Death in Venice” at Hamburg Staatsoper; and “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and ”Turn of the Screw” at Houston Grand Opera have been highlighted in this website’s features In Quest of Britten – [...]

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