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Spending some quality time with Phil Bean and the Central New York Parks Conservancy.

Countertenor Iestyn Davies and viol consort Fretwork perform songs and instrumental works by Purcell, Handel, Gesualdo, Byrd, and others. Get tickets. — Read on http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/10/19/Fretwork-Iestyn-Davies-Countertenor-0730PM

Soft Power — Read on publictheater.org/softpower

Boston Lyric Opera’s staging of Leoncavallo’s opera transformed the traveling theater troupe setting of the work into a circus. ByHeidi Waleson Sept. 30, 2019 5:12 pm ET Boston The itinerant Boston Lyric Opera has made a virtue out of its homeless state. It finds the right-sized venue for each work, and frequently transforms unexpected spaces …

Continue reading “‘Pagliacci’ Review: Betrayal Under the Big Top”

Heidi’s Peace Corps service was in Banbari — featured in the story. Very brave reporter!

Met Opera. Domingo-less.

The Met’s uniformly well-cast new production of the famed American opera paints a vivid portrait of a complex place.  ByHeidi WalesonSept. 24, 2019 5:30 pm ET New York In the 29 years since “Porgy and Bess”—by George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin —was last seen at the Metropolitan Opera, the piece has …

Continue reading “‘Porgy and Bess’ Review: A Community of Indelible Individuals”

At Opera Philadelphia’s annual fall festival, works included Prokofiev’s ‘The Love for Three Oranges,’ the world premiere of ‘Denis & Katya,’ and James Darrah’s revised production of ‘Semele.’ ByHeidi WalesonSept. 23, 2019 5:33 pm ET Philadelphia The fun show of O19, Opera Philadelphia’s annual 12-day fall festival, which runs through Sunday, was Alessandro Talevi ’s production …

Continue reading “Zany Anarchy, a Troubling Livestream and a Darkened Classic”

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