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Brünnhilde (Christine Goerke) rescues the grieving Sieglinde (Eva-Maria Westbroek)

Two Sopranos Take the Spotlight in Wagner’s Epic ‘Die Walküre’ at the Met

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.
By James Jorden
Tomasz Konieczny (Alberich) and Norbert Ernst (Loge) compare their pleather garb in the Met's 'Das Rheingold'.

On Stage and Off, the Met’s ‘Das Rheingold’ Tells a Story of Doom From the Start

Despite a refurbished set, Robert Lepage's production still misses the point of Wagner's opera.
By James Jorden
The Met Orchestra, James Levine, Conductor.

The Met’s James Levine Conducts Wagner for His Swan Song

It was likely the longstanding Met conductor's final live work.
By James Jorden
Elektra.

Magnificent Futility: Richard Strauss’s ‘Elektra’ at the Met

By James Jorden
Peter Mattei as Wolfram, Johan Botha in the title role, Günther Groissböck as Landgraf Hermann and Eva-Maria Westbroek as Elisabeth in Wagner's Tannhäuser. (Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera)

A Less-Than-Fiery ‘Bonfire of the Vanities,’ Plenty of Distraction at ‘Tannhäuser’

By James Jorden
A sublime El Gato con Botas at El Museo del Barrio.

A Politically Complicated Wagner and a Winsome Retelling of ‘Puss in Boots’

By James Jorden

Roberta Smith on Opera

By M.H. Miller
Deborah Voigt as Brünnhilde and Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried in Wagner's “Götterdämmerung.” Photo by Ken Howard. Courtesy Metropolitan Opera

Dead Ringer: Robert Lepage’s Götterdämmerung Leaves Something To Be Desired, Echoes Zeffirelli Spectacles

By Zachary Woolfe

Bored of the ‘Ring’: Wagner’s Cycle Loses Its Shine in Robert Lepage’s Timid, Visionless Production

By Zachary Woolfe
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