Period instrument ensemble Figure’s semi-staging of an abridged version of Serse was full of good ideas and strong singing This was the first opera from the new period-instrument ensemble Figure, and ...
Always there is the claim that opera directors need to “breathe new life” into classic works through updatings and reinterpretations. But as the last 50 years of such events have shown, the life ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick The English Concert’s performance at Carnegie Hall showed off the ensemble’s elastic responsiveness. By Oussama Zahr If you eat up ...