| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 3-Jun-2013 Theater an der Wien | Philipp Stölzl's Il Trovatore has successful Wiener Festwochen test-run before travelling to Berlin |
Il Trovatore has doggedly survived in opera’s hit charts despite dispensing generous quantities of hair-raising as well as eyebrow-raising content. Verdi’s music is intoxicating, of course, but there is something to this work that makes it accessible beyond reasoning.Read full review... | |
| 16-Oct-2010 Civic Opera House | Bad Girls, Good Girls, Soldiers and Bullfighters .... Oh My! |
Everybody’s favorite bad girl in the world of opera is back again for a spectacular romp of delights, mischief, seduction, and tragic culmination in the Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2010 revival of its 1999 production of Bizet’s Carmen. Complete with magnificent sets and spectacular costumes, the extravagant and emotionally irresistible production of Bizet’s theatrical magnum opus – which is currently being marketed as “The World’s Most Famous Opera” – is truly a feast for both the eyes and the ears.Read full review... | |