By Gregory Moomjy The last thing I did in the times before New York City (and subsequently, much of the country) shut down due to the pandemic, was see the new production of The Flying Dutchman at The Met. In fact, I wrote a review of it for this same illustrious podcast. In my review,…Continue reading REVIEW: Breaking the Waves

By Gregory Moomjy Opera lovers don’t need to go far to see religious themes and stories on stage.  For instance, Verdi’s Aida is about the dangers of living in a theocracy, whereas his Nabucco draws parallels between Italy’s struggle for independence in the 19th century and the plight of the Jews in Babylonian captivity.  Still. …Continue reading REVIEW: Blessed

by Gregory Moomjy When Opera Philadelphia commissioned Tyshawn Sorey to compose Save the Boys, a 20-minute piece based on a poem by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, they chose John Holiday to sing the premiere. Holiday is an example of that increasingly rare phenomenon in opera, a singer who has achieved mainstream success. His break came on NBC’s The…Continue reading REVIEW: Save the Boys