‘It’s Anthony’s Time’: A Composer Gets His Due
With a new production of Anthony Davis’s pathbreaking Malcolm X opera opening in Detroit, we are on the cusp of...
Why Opera, Why Now?
If you want to know what opera is all about and why we do what we do, watch this fantastic...
Opera Singers Help Covid-19 Patients Learn to Breathe Again
Called E.N.O. Breathe and developed by the English National Opera in collaboration with a London hospital, the six-week program offers...
Opera Can No Longer Ignore Its Race Problem
In late May, shortly after the killing of George Floyd, the mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges was invited by Los Angeles Opera...
Covid-era opera is getting more intimate, accessible and experimental
I was on a Zoom call this past weekend that took a weird turn. There were 15 of us in...
She Runs Marathons and Sings Opera. And She Just Won $50,000.
The bright-voiced American soprano Lisette Oropesa — who is known for singing bel canto onstage and running marathons offstage —...
A Top Soprano Brings Some Zulu to the Met Opera. And It Clicks.
It is a brief, charming moment — and subtle enough that some audience members may miss it. But it speaks...
How New York City Opera Came Back From Death
The nearly two-year long battle for the resurrection of the New York City Opera (NYCO) came to a close last...
The Enduring Spell of La Boheme
One spring afternoon, maybe 20 years ago, I found myself having lunch with some guys who were all big supporters...
Daybreak’s best of 2013: The year on stage
Daybreak’s annual year in review is one of my favorite things to assemble. This is when we review our clips,...