From Vienna, Anna Netrebko Streams an Ecstatic Program of Songs How else can I explain the effect that recital had on me? Netrebko made my modest Queens studio feel like an opera house. I burned, I pined, I near perished. By James Jorden
Lise Davidsen’s Star Shines Bright in the Met’s Gloomy ‘Queen of Spades’ A spectacular debut by dramatic soprano Lise Davidsen crowns a striking revival of Tchaikovksy's ghost story. By James Jorden
The Met’s Double Bill of ‘Iolanta’ and ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ Proves Opera’s Potential to Terrify Director Mariusz Trelinski has welded two short operas into a chilling theater experience. By James Jorden