Billevesées

The cast of War Paint . Joanna Glushak, a sister veteran of Rags , is third from right. Last night I braved a “wintry mix” and made my wa...

Photo by Nathan Smith. Soprano Jessica Gould sometimes projects a mournful quality with her voice (and more on that in a moment), but it’s...

Foreground: Rivera, Boehler, Blalock; background: Plitmann, a bit of Jameson, Burdette. It’s usually the case that new operas require a sec...

Never lovelier. NOTE: This is the first of what I expect to be several essays on topics that I should have been writing about on a regular...

Lenny and Joyce during the first performance of Arias and Barcarolles . With Michael Tilson Thomas also seated at the piano, and baritone ...

The original cast of Paul’s Case , in Kevin Newbury’s staging, with Jonathan Blalock in foreground. Some operas stay with you. Some perfo...