Culture

ARABELLA’S ARCHAIC SMILE WINS HEARTS

ARABELLA by R. Strauss/H. von Hofmannsthal Seen at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich 14/07/2015 I have been racking my brain for a couple of days now, but I am pretty sure it is called an ‘archaic smile’. Anja Harteros’s lips […]

THE BEST OPERATIC HAIRCUT AROUND

SAMSON ET DALILA by CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS Seen at Grange Park Opera June 24, 2015 The story, taken from the Book of Judges, about a classic haircut is well-known. We are all familiar with that sinking feeling and loss of potency […]