More musical drama is unfolding
elsewhere in the Northeast. at the
Washington National opera in the
nation’s capital is Donizetti’s Lucia di
Lammermoor, a psychologically compelling story about a woman ensnared in
her brother’s scheme to regain the family fortune. attendees get insider details
during the complimentary artist Q & a
after select performances. those with
children age 6 and up are invited to the
Family Look-In , an hour-long performance that entertainingly explains the
various elements of opera.
operaDelaware in Wilmington is
staging Mozart’s last opera, the romantic comedy The Magic Flute, while lyric
opera Baltimore has two offerings:
Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress (in collaboration with the peabody institute of
Johns Hopkins University) and verdi’s
La Traviata. in the spotlight at Boston
lyric opera is Macbeth, another time-tested score by 19th-century italian
composer verdi. the operatic rendition
of Shakespeare’s dark tale of power and
ambition is performed at the century-old Shubert theater, originally a venue
for the Bard’s plays.
Jonas Kaufmann
in the title role of
Gounod’s Faust.
Lend Them
Your Ears
Check out what’s
playing in a city near you
Boston Lyric Opera,
Boston
blo.org
Lyric Opera Baltimore,
Baltimore
lyricoperahouse.com
The Metropolitan Opera,
New York City
metoperafamily.org
OperaDelaware,
Wilmington, Del.
operade.org
Washington National Opera,
Washington, D.C.
dc-opera.org
Encore: National Opera Week
runs through Nov. 6.
Visit operaamerica.org
for a listing of events.
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