In a minimalist setting, Benjamin Britten's 20th-century reflections on Herman Melville's novel are deftly captured musically and visually.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:19AMStupendous singing from a group of students battled old professionals who didn't dare reward risks.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:04AMJuan Diego Flrez gave an orchestral recital which failed to display his superlative assets.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:48PMIf there are golden voices, the instrument of Elina Garanca isn't among them. Dusky like a claret, the mezzo-soprano's pervasive, pure timbre emerges with the strength of a tree bark equally…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24AMThis evening of contrasting sentimental works was far too fiery to resound with echoes of the Russian soul.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:04AMA quarter of a century after its premiere, the long-running production is still worth a shot.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:20PMThe Royal Opera's new production sidelines the opera in favour of meaningless chaos.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:47AMThe spectacle is a hunger-inducing delight for the eyes.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:57PMBarrie Kosky's unmusical revival loses more steam on its second outing.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:26AMAntonio Pappano's conducting of the work evoked gloom but didn't approach closely enough the more sinister subject of death.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:04PMUnder the baton of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the evening exuded Romantic electricity - of a calibre not always the most musical or Berliozian.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:06PMSir Simon Rattle enslaved the LSO under Ravel's near-supernatural spell solo singers strived to follow him along the trail.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:29PMIn the space of just a brief recital, Joyce DiDonato brings World History to Covent Garden and makes some.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:36PMMagical realism is supplanted by kitchen sink comedy-drama in this adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2002 hit novel of the same name.
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:06PMIn a production that relies more on extras' physicality and odd choreography than it does on singing and musicianship - opera's intrinsic components - Barrie Kosky experiments with too many …
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