Dear Opera Atelier, My mother and I have subscribed to your opera for years and so thoroughly enjoyed every production. Iphigénie en Tauride is your crown, it is, very simply, so very beautiful in every respect. I thank you for bringing us such joy. Ruth and Irene Tandberg
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The posts are rolling in! Thank you A. Clancy
Saw performance Nov. 1st!! Absolute perfection!! Thanks, to, all, concerned!! My first, subscription year, will, definitely, be, repeating! A. Clancy
Opening night for one subscriber…
The performance of Iphigénie en Tauride on opening night was a very moving experience. The dances were sublime, the scrim was beautiful as were the sets, and the singers sang and acted with great distinction. Thomas MacLeay and Cassandra Warner’s are great discoveries, they equalled the wonderful Peggy Kriha Dye and Kresimir Spicer. Myra Nan [...]
Who could ask for anything more?
Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, ultimately based on Euripides’ Iphigeneia among the Taurians, should appeal not only to those with a taste for the Classics—of Greek and Latin literature, of European music, of French ballet and opera—but also to those who like their classics with plenty of full-throttle, no-holds-barred action. The basis of the myth reveals [...]
Welcome to a new season of Vox Populi!
At Opera Atelier, Jeannette and I are always interested in your feedback – this is why we created Vox Populi – the voice of the people. Simply email us at opera.atelier@operaatelier.com and put Vox Populi in the subject and we’re sure to receive it! Your submission will be reviewed and we will contact you when [...]
Thanks to our guest bloggers…
Dear friends and bloggers, I want to send all of you our belated but nonetheless heartfelt thanks for taking the time to write your impressions of Poppea on behalf of Opera Atelier. You blogs have been read by hundreds of people and we have every reason to believe that they impacted positively on ticket [...]
Teenagers impressions of Poppea
I was pleasantly surprised when my somewhat flippant and definitely silly pop-song-referencing “tweet” summarizing the plot of the opera, (“To hell with virtue and fortune, Love Conquers All! (That’s Amore, And They Called it Poppy Love)”) was one of the winners of a pair of tickets for the Poppea performance through the Collaborative Piano Blog contest. [...]
I never fail to be transported whenever I drink in an Opera Atelier production.
Jeanne Beker, the fashion maven herself on Poppea: I never fail to be transported whenever I drink in an Opera Atelier production. But The Coronation of Poppea is especially mesmerizing–for its sumptuous sets and costumes, profoundly beautiful music, gorgeous choreography, and utterly compelling performances. Marshall Pynkoski is the real hero here: His insightful direction [...]
“Conclusions say more than beginnings about the quality of the art.” R.H. Thomson blogs about Poppea
Conclusions say more than beginnings about the quality of the art. How a script concludes and a production lands will indicate the artistic company being kept. In film most writers can create an intriguing beginning, few an intriguing ending. The maturity of the artist usually reveals itself in the last act. The Coronation of [...]
“Loved Desperate Housewives: Ancient Rome Edition.”
Loved Desperate Housewives: Ancient Rome Edition. Poppea in particular was beautifully sung, and the closing duet was absolutely gorgeous. Of course, OA’s usual high standards of design (was that a Venetian figure of death/cardinal looming over Poppea’s budoir?) were very much in evidence – Ottavia’s throne scenes were masteries of economy and style. Great [...]