Ivo van Hove’s ‘Dead Man Walking’ Stages a Strong Story in a Featureless World
The Met production attempts to play on the audience's ambivalence as well as the cultural fascination with violent crime, but the creative staging falls flat.
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Review: The Met Opera’s ‘Hamlet’ Takes Big Swings but Mostly Misses
The Met Opera's 'Hamlet' fits with the trend of contemporary Shakespeare adaptation; however, some risk-taking doesn't work as expected.
Met’s ‘Exterminating Angel’ Should Have Been Snuffed Out Before It Reached the Stage
Pricey but inept, 'The Exterminating Angel' is a disaster of lyric theater.
