by Paul E. Robinson

It’s not possible to be in two places at once, or is it? Thanks to “The Met Live in HD,” I virtually spent the afternoon in New York enjoying “Le Comte Ory,” and the evening at the Long Center in Austin, Texas, totally engrossed in Jonathan Dove’s “Flight” as presented by the [...]

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by Paul E. Robinson

I doubt that Gioachino Rossini had airplanes and hot-air balloons in mind when he wrote his comic opera “L’Italiana in Algeri” in 1813 – but why not? There is so much craziness in the opera as written,  that a little more just adds to the fun. And there was plenty of [...]

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Austin Lyric Opera may not be able to afford the most famous singers but it invariably provides first-class entertainment. They’ve done it again with the current production of Rossini’s comic opera “La Cenerentola” which opened this past Saturday at the Long Center for the Performing Arts.
Garnett Bruce is the stage director and he created this [...]

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