Damrau & Brownlee Delight in Met “Barbiere”
Diana Damrau and Lawrence Brownlee - photos by Ken Howard
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” returned to the Metropolitan Opera repertory on February 26, for three performances, under Maurizio Benini’s baton, in Bartlett Sher’s production, currently staged by Kathleen Smith Belcher, with several principals resuming their roles and several new to their assignments. Read more
Religious & Family Struggles Mark Potent New “Caso Mortara” at Dicapo
Iulia Merca as Marianna Mortara and Chad Armstrong as Pope Pio IX - photo by Sarah Shatz
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
On February 25, the Dicapo Opera Theatre presented the world premiere of “Il Caso Mortara,” a powerful new opera that the company commissioned, by young Italian composer Francesco Cilluffo, inspired by an actual, historic case. Read more
Met Gives “Bohème” with Dream Cast for Our Time
Cast - photo by Corey Weaver, Metropolitan Opera
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
A dream cast for the current generation brought me back to the Metropolitan Opera for Giacomo Puccini’s “La Bohème” (1896) for the first time in nearly a decade-and-a-half. Read more
Lost in Yonkers–Found in Millburn
Lost in Yonkers courtesy of Cleveland Play House, Photo by Peter Jennings; From Left to Right: Sara Surrey (Bella); Alex Wyse (Jay); John Plumpis (Eddie); and Maxwell Beer (Arty)
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by Sherri Rase
It’s the dog-days of August and what could be hotter than a 1942 walk up apartment over a store? Two boys-one fifteen, one thirteen-are both dressed in their only suits, which happen to be tweed. Read more
Damrau Takes on Donizetti’s Tomboy “Daughter,” with Flórez as her Love, & Dame Kiri as a Dizzy Duchess
Diana Damrau and Juan Diego Florez - photo by Ken Howard, Metropolitan Opera
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Gaetano Donizetti’s comedy, with serious underpinnings, “La Fille du Régiment” (The Daughter of the Regiment, 1840), enjoyed a sparkling Metropolitan Opera revival this month, in Laurent Pelly’s imaginative production, introduced here two seasons ago. There were newcomers to the cast, Read more
In Philip’s “All That Might Happen,” Gay Couple Would Father a Child with a Friend, But Fate Deals a Different Hand than Expected
Andrew Loren Resto, Marian Bonner, and John Philip - photo by Tom Zuback
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
On Thursdays through Saturdays, through March 6, go to Manhattan Theatre Source to learn “All That Might Happen,” in John Philip’s intense new one-act, three-scene play, when a New York City gay male couple, Corey and Seth, portrayed by real-life couple playwright Philip and Andrew Loren Resto, excitedly prepares to enter into a contract with their young neighbor Helen, Read more
Jack Dowling Story Published by Hamilton Stone Review
Jack Dowling - photo by Bruce-Michael Gelbert
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
Cherry Grove and New York City writer and artist Jack Dowling recently informed Q News that his short story, “Curtain Time,” has been published on line in the Winter-Spring 2010 issue of Hamilton Stone Review.
“Curtain Time” concerns a strange encounter that takes place just before a dance Read more
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