| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
|---|---|---|
| 2-Nov-2012 Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric | Georgy Vasiliev's Rodolfo triumphs: La bohème in Baltimore | Raisa Massuda, mandolinvision.blogspot.com |
 “Poetry and again poetry – tenderness mixed with pain; sensuality, a drama surprising and burning, and a rocketing finale.” This is composer Giacomo Puccini describing one of the world’s most famous operas, La bohème. Puccini’s opera presents both directors and opera singers with a serious artistic challenge, and La bohème calls for a lot more than attractive sets, flattering costumes and pleasant voices. To be a true success, the production of this opera requires first-tier vocalism and most convincing acting.
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| 20-Apr-2012 Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric | The Devil takes the lead: Faust in Baltimore | Raisa Massuda, mandolinvision.blogspot.com |
 When, in 1859, Gounod’s Faust premiered in Paris, it got an icy cold reception. In fact, shocking as it may sound to anyone even slightly familiar with this opera’s glorious arias, breathtaking duets and melodious ensembles, it got rejected by Paris Opera on the grounds of not being sufficiently “showy”. Of course, one may only wonder what it was that the mid-1800s audience expected to see, but was not shown in the opera’s original production.
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| 9-Mar-2012 Patricia and Arthur Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric | Lyric Opera Baltimore's Traditional, Youthful Le Nozze di Figaro | Raisa Massuda, mandolinvision.blogspot.com |
 In the opera world, where being true to a libretto is considered unforgivably boring, and using traditional scenery and costumes very dull, sometimes nothing is more pleasing than seeing a conservative production. Lucky for many opera connoisseurs, some directors still see a certain value in good old traditional opera staging and try to prevent its ultimate modernization by preserving the original feel of the works that they choose to stage.
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