It’s often said that Atrauss’s Salome is really very simple to cast—all you need for the title role is a lissome teenage girl with the voice of a hefty Wagnerian soprano. Of course, the chances of ...

An allusion to boudin wasn't something most people would make about Giacomo Puccini's Manon Lescaut. "They're going to become Cajuns," an audience member whispered Saturday after the French ...

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The Metropolitan Opera's telecasts on the big screen will make their debut in La Crosse on Oct. 10, with a new production of Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca," starring Karita Mattila. Marcus Theatres' Cinema ...

Robert Wilson’s staging of Wagner’s “Lohengrin” opened to a wall of boos in 1998. But it brought new theatrical possibilities to the Met. By Zachary Woolfe Our critics and writers have selected ...

The Metropolitan Opera heads into its 20th week of free streaming performances through its Nightly Met Streams series. Among the new lineup are two productions directed by Tony winner Mary Zimmerman: ...

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Karita Mattila, the sensational Finnish soprano returning to Houston after a 15-year absence, woos critics and audiences worldwide with portrayals of rebellious teens and maturing young women. There ...

Nothing in the Masterworks concert Friday fell into line as "business as usual." There was a Schoenberg symphony, but it only had two movements. Opera star Karita Mattila sang Beethoven, but a good ...

What makes Karita Mattila’s singing distinctive is not merely the voice, which is strong, pure and altogether radiant. Nor is it her intelligence, which comes out clearly in her projection of the ...

The title character in Janacek's opera "Kat'a Kabanova," says Karita Mattila, is "a force of nature" -- which may explain why the powerhouse Finnish soprano feels such a kinship with the role.