Category: Opera

When I go to the opera, I always feel like the Grandson at the end of The Princess Bride. Grandpa, maybe you could come over...

Things so often disappoint in direct proportion to how highly anticipated they are. The Blarney Stone is a tourist trap; the Mannekin Pis is only...

The first rule of Bravo Club is… You must be under 40 at the beginning of the opera season. Okay, so that’s different from the...

Don Giovanni is tricky. Yes, the character plays tricks, but that’s not what I mean. At least for me, Don Giovanni is a tricky opera....

On a recent Wednesday night, while the rest of the family was upstairs reading bedtime stories, I snuck out of the house and met my...