Italy Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Petruzzelli / Giacomo Sagripanti (conductor). Teatro Petruzzelli, Bari, 29.6.2023. (RP)
Giacomo Sagripanti leads a powerful Verdi Otello at Bari’s Teatro Petruzzelli
Rick Perdian
Schwanda the Bagpiper is back where it belongs at Prague’s National Theatre
Czech Republic Jaromir Weinberger, Schwanda the Bagpiper: Soloists, Pupils of the Olga Kyndlová Ballet School, National Theatre Opera Ballet, Chorus and Orchestra / Zbyněk Müller (conductor). National Theater, Prague, 24.6.2023. (RP)
A clash of cultures front and center in Dvořák’s Armida at Prague’s National Theatre
Czech Republic Dvořák, Armida: Soloists, National Theatre Chorus, Ballet and Orchestra / Robert Jindra (conductor). National Theatre, Prague, 16.6.2023. (RP)
Sweeney Todd is back on Broadway in all its gory glory with a wonderful cast and full orchestra
United States Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, 2.6.2023. (RP)
Baritone Benjamin Appl explores the mysteries of the dark in his Carnegie Hall debut
United States Various: Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 20.5.2023. (RP)
Eric Moe’s The Artwork of the Future at Fresh Squeezed Opera pits humans against robots
United States Eric Moe, The Artwork of the Future: Soloists, Instrumentalists / Alex Wen (conductor). Fresh Squeezed Opera, HERE Performing Arts Center, New York, 19.5.2023. (RP)
Pittsburgh Opera presents two contemporary works that dare to speak the truth
United States Venables, Denis & Katya, & Roumain, We Shall Not Be Moved: Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh, 12 and 13.5.2023. (RP)
Nathalie Stutzmann leads a luxury cast in Ivo van Hove’s stark, powerful Met production of Don Giovanni
United States Mozart, Don Giovanni: Soloists, Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra / Nathalie Stutzmann (conductor). Metropolitan Opera, New York, 9.5.2023. (RP)
