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Other Opinions of Holländer

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Though Heather and I enjoyed Friday night’s performance of Der fliegende Holländer at the Met, the other critics (at least, the two I could find) were not terribly enamoured. Here are some other reviews: The New York Times: “…except for the singing of Deborah Voigt, who brought steely power and lyrical elegance to her first [...]

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Heather and Cecily review Der fliegende Holländer!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

On Friday evening, ATC’s New York correspondent and I enjoyed opening night of the Met’s Der fliegende Holländer, starring Deborah Voigt. We’ve decided to review it jointly, as a back-and-forth dialogue between us. Neither of us had seen Hollander before, and we loved talking about it as a work as well as about this specific [...]

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Guest Review: New York City Opera – Partenope

Friday, April 23, 2010

[Cecily's note: this review comes courtesy of my lovely friend, Heather, who is spending the spring in NYC. With this and the possible Dutchman tomorrow, we here at ATC are engaging in a bit of blog tourism before the Toronto opera scene kicks into gear next week with Figaro] In the first act of Partenope, [...]

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