Review: Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims and the Met’s La Sonnambula

Scott Conner as Lord Sidney.

a singer performing in front of oversized replicas of famous paintings—including Fernando Botero’s seated woman, multiple Frida Kahlo portraits, and John Singer Sargent’s “Madame X”—within a set designed to look like an art gallery.

While Opera Philadelphia Served up its Snappy Rare Rossini Without Stars, Sierra and Anduaga Scaled Bel Canto Heights in the Met’s Dour New La Sonnambula

Review: Opera Philadelphia’s Il viaggio a Reims and the Met’s La Sonnambula