John Dexter

John Dexter’s brilliant production of Britten’s searing opera stars Dwayne Croft in the title role of the handsome young sailor whose kindness ...

Ghiaurov, Freni, and Bumbry were great voices in their time, and they are still effective here — good enough musicians to put over the ...

The opera’s dramatic structure frames and enhances the characters. Scenes of magnificence regularly alternate with scenes of darkness and ...

The Metropolitan Opera performance of L’Elisir d’Amore is conducted by Nicola Rescigno and features Luciano Pavarotti in the title ...

Don Carlo (1980) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / italian. King Philip’s court is plagued by rebels, family squabbles and intrigue. The Spanish ...