opera

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Reviewing Simon Stone’s original production—which is being presented at the Met—our critic called the opera “devastating,” saying that it “uses all the powers of the form to examine an all-too-contemporary subject.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

She spoke of one audience member, a relative of someone who was murdered, who became more open to a debate about the merits of capital punishment after seeing the opera.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

They added: "Within these categories, we also track our investment in specific artforms such as opera, circus and comedy. At present, we have no plans to change how we classify our investment."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

No soap opera can beat the Bible when it comes to mess.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

In the enormous whale-belly of steel and stone carved out to form the long-enduring old opera house, Rick Deckard found an echoing, noisy, slightly miscontrived rehearsal taking place.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick