Michael Mayer’s Faux-Archaeologists Can’t Rescue His Entombed ‘Aida’ at the Met
Mayer’s weak attempt to address opera’s recent struggles with its history of fetishization of “exotic” cultures adds nothing to the production.
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Surviving ‘Swept Away’: A Maritime Disaster in More Ways Than One
Four shipwreck survivors sing their way through despair, but 'Swept Away' capsizes under its uninspired score.
The Met Honors Puccini With a Scattershot Gala ‘Tosca’
The production revealed that soprano Lise Davidsen and tenor Freddie De Tommaso are not especially well-matched
