It’s a crowded weekend and thus a major challenge to select from the numerous options. The five here were our favorites, but by all means, head over to the other companies not listed here and check out the opera offerings they have. There were truly more than we could imagine. Here are our picks, in alphabetical order by company. Houston {…}
“La Bohème” is arguably the most popular opera in the world. It is full of intense intimacy, universal emotions, and ultimately allows us to revel characters that we, at some point, have known and experienced. For soprano Elizabeth Caballero, that Puccini classic is almost akin to a leitmotif in her life. On March 2, 2018, one of her greatest artistic {…}
Sonya Yoncheva has canceled tonight’s performance of “La Bohème.” The Metropolitan Opera announced on Twitter that due to illness Yoncheva would not sing the performance. As a result, Elizabeth Caballero will sing Mimì. Caballero made her Met debut as Frasquita in 2009 in “Carmen” and recently sang Donna Elvira in “Don Giovanni” at the Seattle Opera, a performance of Carmina {…}
