The Dallas Symphony Orchestra played like the gods, tirelessly, lyrically, and magnificently throughout the six-hour concert. The expanded orchestra comprised 10 horns (some doubling in Wagner tubas) and 6 harps.
Read MoreThe Dallas Traviata features an intriguing carousel set from this summer’s Santa Fe Opera, and an arresting young soprano (also from Santa Fe) in the lead role.
Read MoreThis historic opera house, built in 1878, is small jewel box – only 550 seats and two levels decorated in ornate Victorian and European styles.
Read MoreI attended the June 6 concert and was impressed by the Geffen Hall’s three-tier horseshoe layout and open stage. At the start of the concert, the dimming crystal light bulbs did a happy dance as they were being raised and disappeared into the ceiling – a new take on the Met’s legendary rising chandeliers.
Read MoreFresh from the Zurich Ring Cycle, maestro Noseda gave Otello a grandiose symphonic treatment you rarely hear in an opera house. The explosive, spectacular opening storm was truly spasimo l’universo as prescribed in the Verdi-Boito production book
Read MoreDirector Hume handled her madcap cast of singers, choristers and supers with the skill of a Howard Hawks romantic screwball comedy…
Read MoreYves Abel, the conductor, gave a taut, powerful yet nuanced reading of the score, with idiomatic winds and honeyed strings from the exceptional opera orchestra.
Read MoreReview of Santa Fe Opera’s 2023 summer season - The Flying Dutchman, Orfeo, Rusalka, Pelléas et Mélisande
Read MoreThe naturalistic and abstract visual elements coalesce organically and effortlessly into the musical fabric to make this Götterdämmerung an unforgettable theatrical experience
Read MoreDido, the incomparable Susan Graham, as always she was in splendid voice and is as queenly a queen as can be imagined.
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