By Paul E. Robinson

Last season, Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s debut at the Met conducting Bizet’s “Carmen” was a huge success. Critics praised the production, the acting and singing of Elina Garanca in the title role, as well as the exciting conducting.

This “Carmen” also became one of the hits of the season in [...]

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Review by Paul E. Robinson

Over the years opera has developed a reputation for telling stories that are too often silly, risible or incomprehensible, and sometimes all three at once. As we settle into the twenty-first century most managers of opera companies have faced up to this problem, and to the fact [...]

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