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Raves for Rinaldo!
by Christie Connolley You are all wondering how Operagasm’s Valentine Luca Pisaroni did in his Lyric Opera of Chicago debut in Rinaldo, aren’t you? As if there is any doubt – he was fabulous! The whole show was fabulous! But don’t take our word for it, check out the Operagasm Review Rundown of John von [...]
“Aida? Yeah, I Know It”: Radvanovsky Triumphs On the Spot
by Melissa Wimbish Amazing. When people really let their greatness out, it’s a more exciting world. This kind of news is the real deal…and isn’t this always the case in the world of opera? Make sure you’re like Sondra Radvanovsky when you look down at your caller ID one Sunday afternoon and it’s the Met. [...]
WNO’s Comme Ci Comme Ca Cosi
by Christie Connolley Anne Midgette of the Washington Post, as you can imagine, has no shortage of opinions on The Washington National Opera’s current production of Cosi fan Tutte. Check out just a few of them in the Operagasm Review Rundown! Time Warp: “It’s a challenge to believe in these characters, and even more of [...]
Operagasm Exclusive: NYCO’s Prima Donna at BAM
Prima Donna – Wainwright – NYCO – February 21, 2012 (Additional performances TONIGHT and Saturday) by Jessica Lennick I was lucky enough to catch two performances of Prima Donna this week—opening night and Tuesday—and was treated to some beautiful music and wonderful performances, but am still forced to conclude that Prima Donna is the operatic [...]
Operagasm Exclusive Review: Opera Company of Philadelphia’s Abduction from the Seraglio
by Jessica Lennick I usually go to the opera and either have to grit my teeth at the production concept, or wind up ignoring it entirely. Not so with this Abduction—the production team came up with a great concept that solved a lot of the problems with the libretto for Abduction without upstaging it. We [...]
Operagasm’s Own Melissa Wimbish Gets Some Love From Opus Colorado
by Christie Connolley On Friday, February 17 the four winners of the Denver Philharmonic Orchestra’s Vocal Competition Gene Stenger, Amy June Cain, Anna Montgomery and Operagasm’s own Melissa Wimbish performed a concert with the orchestra. Robin McNeal with Opus Colorado was on hand to review the performance. Check out the Operagasm Review Rundown! That’s right… [...]
Show Boat: The O.G. of Musicals
by Melissa Wimbish Show Boat by Jerome Kern is making a winning run at Lyric Opera of Chicago through March 17th. This review by Betty Mohr offers some great history about the piece and a nice peek into the “vibrant and fresh revival”. Check out the Operagasm review rundown! “I’ll take the combo!”: ”Lyric’s production is [...]
Bocca, Bocca, Boccanegra!
by Christie Connolley Placido Domingo don’t quit! In addition to being the General Director of the LA Opera he is also starring in the title role of their newest production of Simon Boccanegra. Chris Pasles with the LA Times was on hand to review opening night! Check out the Operagasm Review Rundown! Bonus points for [...]
Opera Colorado’s Le Nozze di Figaro will be your Valentine!
by Carol Perry Opera Colorado’s choice of its 2012 season debut was indeed a smart one, and the production’s opening night did not disappoint. It was received this past Saturday night with vigorous applause, raucous laughter, and maybe even a tear or two. There were some questionable character choices at times, but overall this is [...]
“Figaro as a Farce?”
by Melissa Wimbish Le nozze di Figaro, ossia la folle giornata: The marriage of Figaro, or the day of madness. Opera Australia’s current modernized production of Herr Mozart’s famous comedy runs through March 24th. Do you think that moving away from “traditional” or “period” settings is one of the answers to reviving the public state of [...]
