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Opera Review (NYC): Hansel and Gretel at the Metropolitan Opera

December 15, 2009 Arts, Culture and Society, Opera Comments Off on Opera Review (NYC): Hansel and Gretel at the Metropolitan Opera

The Christian God is a latecomer to this musical feast; perhaps he'll be seated during intermission, at the discretion of the management.

Opera Review (NYC): Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas by The Dido Project at the Samsung Experience

December 6, 2008 Arts, Culture and Society, Opera Comments Off on Opera Review (NYC): Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas by The Dido Project at the Samsung Experience

The Dido Project transposes Purcell's Baroque opera about the Queen of Carthage and the hero Aeneas to the modern boardroom, with video aplenty.