‘Happy Birthday, Bill!’—America’s Gift to the French Baroque Turns 80 Commemoration of William Christie's eighth decade began last year with grand stagings in Paris of Charpentier’s 'Médée' and Rameau’s 'Les Fêtes d’Hébé.' By Christopher Corwin
Even an Orgy Scene Can’t Save the Met Opera’s Dull Take on ‘Samson et Dalila’ Darko Tresnjak's production of 'Samson et Dalila' for the Met Opera somehow manages to be tacky and dull at the same time. By James Jorden
The Met’s ‘Cendrillon’ Will Make Anyone Love Fairy Tales…Yes, Even ‘Frozen’ 'Cendrillon' reaffirmed the most basic truth of every fairy tale, antique or Disney... By James Jorden