Our Opera Chronicles

What a treat! Last night Meridita and I saw the charming Donizetti opera L'Elisir d'Amore at the Met. With a fun and silly plot, i...

Last night we saw Der Rosenkavalier at the Met! I won the tickets through the drawing. We had seen this in HD at BAM a few years ago ...

Last night Meridita and I saw La Traviata screened in HD outside Lincoln Center. Verdi's music and the singing were fantastic. Rea...

Last night I saw a New York City Opera performance of Jacques Offenbach's La Perichole at City Center. While I found the music to...

I saw Die Walkure at the Met this afternoon. And guess what? I loved it. The music was romantic and stirring and exciting. The plot inv...

Last night I saw New York City Opera's production of Benjamin Britten's The Turn of Screw at BAM. Written in 1954, it represents ...

I saw Les Troyens at the Met last night! I had been rather intimidated by this five hour (and fifteen minutes) opera by Berlioz, but it...