Both starring sopranos in the Met's 'Die Walküre' were in only mediocre form vocally for the season premiere, though one of them astonished while the other fizzled.
Nico Muhly's forgettable score dooms the Met Opera's 'Marnie,' even with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard's presence and Michael Mayer's ingenious directing.
The luster of Puccini's 'La Fanciulla del West' was dimmed by the Met's antiquated sets and uneven singing, but the opera will still leave you in tears.