Opéra Noir: On T’Accuse, or Death & Sex in Don Giovanni’s Trial or Nightmare
Clockwise- Kelly Markgraf as Masetto, Gregory Turay as Don Ottavio, Keri Alkema as Donna Elvira, Stefania Dovhan as Donna Anna, Daniel Okulitch as Don Giovanni (center), Jason Hardy as Leporello and Joélle Harvey as Zerlina photo by Carol Rosegg
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
I remember when you could go to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s “Don Giovanni” and not worry about what the director thought the opera meant, but just listen to the singers that you loved singing it. In the new, sometimes infuriating, sometimes intriguing New York City Opera production of “Don Giovanni,” directed by Christopher Alden, abetted by designers Paul Steinberg (sets), Terese Wadden (costumes), and Jane Cox (lighting), which opened on November 8 and which I heard on November 10, at the second of its six performances, the concept takes center stage and wrestles with the music. Sometimes, as in Don Ottavio’s “Dalla sua pace” and “Il mio tesoro,” Donna Elvira’s “Mi tradì,” and Donna Anna’s “Non mi dir,” treated to virtuoso realizations by Gregory Turay, Keri Alkema and Stefania Dovhan respectively, the music wins. Here’s what happens: Read more
NYCO, ‘Nice to Have You Back Where You Belong’ to ‘Take Care of This House’
George Manahan & NYCO orchestra - photo courtesy of NYCO
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
The New York City Opera (NYCO), with its longtime commitment to American music, returned to its rightful place, in Lincoln Center, at the former New York State Theater, now the spanking new David H. Koch (pronounced coke) Theater, with a dazzling gala concert, billed as “American Voices.” Read more
“Esther”-Lessons from a Modern Master
Margaret Thompson as Zeresh, Lauren Flanigan as Esther & Beth Clayton as Vashti - photo by Carol Rosegg
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by Sherri Rase
Men and women have not changed much in the past several thousand years. Sand through the hourglass, sand in the desert, it all flows through and around humans, making their time on earth seem small. Read more
In VOX, NYCO Promotes New American Opera & the Prognosis Is Encouraging
Melissa Fogarty(Carol Rosegg), David Wroe(Lisa Lohler), Jennifer Zetlan(Peter Schaaf)
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By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
May 3,2009 – In its VOX: Showcasing American Opera series, celebrating its 10th anniversary and looking at its 100th new opera, the New York City Opera (NYCO) examines the state of indigenous opera today Read more
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