Andreas Homoki, director general of the Zurich Opera, gave Davidsen her first major role in 2016 as Agathe in Weber’s Der Freischütz. “Somebody said she’s the new Nina Stemme. I …
“It takes a long time for society to get comfortable with different things, and our industry is very conservative.” Alsop says it takes “a long time” for change to happen, …
Aigul Akhmetshina in ‘Carmen’ at the Met. Ken Howard/Met Opera While its current season features well-loved, decades-old productions of La Bohème, Turandot and Tannhäuser, the Metropolitan Opera’s New Year’s Eve …
Maria Callas was born in Upper Manhattan one hundred years ago this Saturday, December 2. Of her many operatic roles, the iconic Greek-American soprano was particularly identified with Medea. On …
The Metropolitan Opera’s current production of Daniel Catán and Marcela Feuntes-Berain’s Florencia en el Amazonas is the first opera in Spanish to appear on the Met stage in over a …
More than thirty-six years after its world premiere at New York City Opera, X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X finally made the short trip across Lincoln Center Plaza …
Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera is a story where everyone knows what will happen, but no one can stop it. A brash and naïve king called Gustavo visits a fortune …
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Sunday, October 8, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there …