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 ...
Richard Strauss's Arabella is an opera about sex, love, money - and one of the most horrendous families ever put on stage. It was written during the collapse of the Weimar Republic and given its ...
Evan LeRoy Johnson, Julie Roset, Ben Brady and Ricardo José Rivera as Count Elemer, Fiakermilli, Count Lamoral and Count Dominick. Photo: Marty Sohl/Met Opera In the first act, Strauss, who relished ...