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Fill the Chalice with the Choicest Wine - Opera Orlando's "Macbeth"
A review and deep dive into Opera Orlando's 2024 production of Verdi's "Macbeth"
Matt Juliano
Nov 1, 202424 min read
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No muckle on the spule-bane - "The Bride of Lammermoor"
A look at Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel "The Bride of Lammermoor" and some comparisons with the opera it inspired "Lucia di Lammermoor"
Matt Juliano
Jun 25, 202418 min read
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Remorse and Bitter Tears - Opera Orlando's "Lucia di Lammermoor"
A look at Opera Orlando's 2024 production of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor."
Matt Juliano
Apr 28, 202417 min read
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Painting Her Own Reality - Opera Orlando's "Frida"Â
A look at Opera Orlando's 2024 performance of Robert Xavier Rodriguez's 1991 opera "Frida" about the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo
Matt Juliano
Feb 4, 202416 min read
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Thoughts on "Tosca"
A look at Opera Orlando's 2024 production of "Tosca" with some thoughts on this production in specific and Tosca in general.
Matt Juliano
Nov 5, 202314 min read
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Giuseppe Verdi, Prospero Betani, and Pre-Internet Comments SectionsÂ
A short story of the pissing match between legendary composer Giuseppe Verdi and Prospero Betani, a disappointed and entitled theatergoer.
Matt Juliano
Jan 1, 20214 min read
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Wolfy and the Klingons - Opera Orlando's "Star Trek: Abduction"Â
A brief look at Opera Orlando's 2018 production of "Star Trek: Abduction," adapted from Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio"
Matt Juliano
Jun 9, 20187 min read
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