By Greg Moomjy  Nowadays, if you mention the Christian Reconquest of Spain in casual conversation, people probably think of The Bubble Boy episode of Seinfeld. In the episode, George plays Trivial Pursuit with someone with an autoimmune disease who lives in a bubble. This being Seinfeld, a typo on one of the cards leads to…Continue reading Review: Fatma Said and Rafael Aguirre

By Gregory Moomjy Whenever I write about Lawrence Brownlee, I find that I must always begin with his voice. This may seem obvious, and even weird for an opera critic to state, but the truth is, my admiration for him started with his voice. Let me clarify, I originally didn’t hear his voice, I read…Continue reading Review: Lawrence Brownlee at Zankel Hall

by Gregory Moomjy Call me old fashion, but I love bel canto opera and I don’t care who knows it. And yes, I say that with full knowledge of the implications. Put an insane and/or sleepwalking soprano on stage and have her ornament her 20-minute progress towards death in fluent florid Italian and I’m there.…Continue reading Review: Uncovered

Kevin Puts, composer & Greg Pierce, librettist (This interview was originally recorded to support performances of the concert version of the opera in March 2022 presented by The Philadelphia Orchestra.) ABOUT the world premiere production of this opera: November 22, 2022 through December 15, 2022, Metropolitan Opera, NYC Run time: approximately 2 hours, 55 minutes.…Continue reading The Hours: Kevin Puts & Greg Pierce

By Gregory Moomjy Whether you like opera or not, everyone knows the old cliché that the leading lady always ends up dead at the end. Some of us opera lovers might even find ourselves in the position of having to refute that and coming up against the dearth of works with happy endings. But the…Continue reading Review: Medea