Damnation without Purification
My review of Houston Symphony performing Verdi’s Requiem on Friday night.
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HGO’s Otello leaves last season in the dust
My review of HGO’s remarkable Otello at Houstonia.
Smashing Third Act: Rigoletto at HGO
Verdi’s Rigoletto is built to be great. Love, revenge, and murder supported by an expert score that anticipates every nuance on stage makes this opera not only beloved, but practically fool-proof. Houston Grand Opera’s Rigoletto, a co-production with The… Continue Reading
HGO’s Aida: Exquisite Singing, Geometric Dying
Verdi built balance into Aida. The four-act plot balances with the steady musical structure; exoticism miraculously balances with the universal trope of love. Houston Grand Opera celebrates Verdi’s bicentennial this year, opening its 2013-2014 season with Verdi’s beloved opera. Stunning… Continue Reading
Make Way for the Orchestra! La Traviata at Opera in the Heights
Behind every great opera is a superb orchestra. Wagner envisioned a totalizing opera space in which the audience couldn’t see the mechanisms behind the art and hid the orchestra away in a pit. And in most opera houses, the orchestra… Continue Reading