Most would cringe at the idea of sitting through a whole opera, with lengthy, complicated plots and over-the-top staging sung in a foreign language. What if you had the chance to sit through three operas in the span of only one hour? L’arietta Productions defies the notion that opera is…
The Merry Widow – A Review
0An edited version of this review will be published in The Straits Times on 27 Oct 2014. The Merry Widow Singapore Lyric Opera Esplanade Theatre Friday, 24th October Since gender stereotyping has come under intense media scrutiny of late, the Singapore Lyric Opera’s production of Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow…
Chamber.Sounds presents New Chamber Operas – A Review
0An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 28th August 2014 with the title ‘Sweet Sounds of Chamber Operas’. New Chamber Operas Chamber.Sounds Esplanade Recital Studio Last Tuesday Local contemporary ensemble Chamber.Sounds had their beginnings in Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 2005, and have…