Maxine Braham News Today

One of the troubles of being a major institution like the Met is that when they produce a new production of a major opera--and Verdi’s UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, which opened in revival the other night, certainly falls into that category--it’s an expensive undertaking. It's true that sometimes a production can be pulled out of its death tumble, with a new cast or simply time making the absolutely awful suddenly make sense. In the case of the current run of the opera, with Angela Meade, Charle...

The Grange Festival opener is a curious mix of invention and tradition, anchored by lovely singing but a slight dramatic lack

Lohengrin at The Royal Opera House – A Dystopian Saga for our times and a triumphant return of Wagner's swan epic to the Royal Opera House