Boston Lyric Opera's 'Anonymous Lover' is a sweet treat
BLO’s cast had the comic acuity to carry the dialogue as well as the vocal chops to (mostly) handle the music.
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BLO’s cast had the comic acuity to carry the dialogue as well as the vocal chops to (mostly) handle the music.
Britten’s comedy about an unworldly young man’s fall from grace is slickly staged and delightfully played, with every singer making their mark
Puccini’s flighty swallow soars in James Hurley’s gorgeous new production for Opera North. And Nicole Chevalier is devastating as the doomed Violetta in ENO’s impassioned revival of no-frills Verdi
PATRICK MARMION: What a poignant and arresting new play they've brought into the National Theatre. The Confessions is a fanfare for the common woman.
Soprano Anna Dennis is a compelling presence at the heart of David Pountney’s exuberant production – a collage of some 40 pieces of Purcell’s music. But it risks losing its serious message in the glories of the music