- October 19, 1998
- One Tenor
It would be churlish to suggest that Plácido Domingo, after a spectacular career studded with accomplishment, is doing middling work these days. Wouldn't it?
- April 10, 2000
- Beauty Pageants
At City Opera,"The Mother of Us All" becomes more than just Americans on parade; maybe Mozart knew what he was doing in "La Clemenza di Tito."
- May 22, 2000
- A Cut Above
A high-octane concert version of Stephen Sondheim's Grand Guignol epic "Sweeney Todd" revives an old debate about opera versus musical theater.
- May 10, 2004
- Diva In Extremis
The much-swooned-over Aprile Millo swoons a bit too much herself in La Gioconda; rediscovering Rossini’s Ermione.
- February 28, 2005
- Bad Bet
Casino Paradise is like a trip to the blackjack tables: bright and entertaining, but at its heart a losing proposition.
- November 29, 2004
- I Vespri Siciliani
The Met’s revival of Verdi’s I Vespri Siciliani is a true period piece.
- October 18, 1999
- Send in the Clowns
The Met goes with the tried-and-true, opening its fall season with Plácido Domingo and the Zeffirelli "Pagliacci" and "Cavalleria Rusticana."
- May 6, 2002
- Baroque in Brooklyn
Claudio Monteverdi
Verdi's Requiem
- September 30, 2002
- Executioners' Song
Having been a powerful book and film, Dead Man Walking finds a third incarnation in Jake Heggie's deeply felt opera; Il Trittico -- all together now -- lacks stylistic consistency.
- October 29, 2001
- Two Drags
Norma
Vera . . . Life of a Diva

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