Monday, July 13, 2026

DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN - REVIEW OF 2026 AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

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  Reviewed by James Karas Die Frau Ohne Schatten is a marvelous opera by Richard Strauss that receives a stupendous production at the Aix-e...
Saturday, July 11, 2026

REQUIEM - REVIEW OF 2026 AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas   The production of Mozart’s Requiem at the Aix-en-Provence Festival beside The Magic Flute and Die Frau Ohne S...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026

THE MAGIC FLUTE - REVIEW OF 2026 AIX-EN-PROVENCE FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas The Aix-en-Provence Festival is up and running for its 2026 season. It opened with Mozart’s Magic Flute and will ...
Sunday, July 5, 2026

EL ULTIMO SUENO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO – REVIEW OF 2026 LIVE FROM THE MET IN HD TRANSMISSION

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Reviewed by James Karas The Met has wound up its 2025-2026 season of transmissions Live in HD with El Ultimo Sueno de Frida y Diego compo...
Saturday, June 27, 2026

OTHELLO – REVIEW OF 2026 STRATFORD FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas   Othello , along with The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream   is the third and final play by Shakespeare pr...
Thursday, June 25, 2026

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST – REVIEW OF 2026 STRATFORD FESTIVAL PRODUCTION

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Reviewed by James Karas Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the best comedies ever written and pity anyone who has nev...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

THE CAGED BIRD SINGS - REVIEW OF 2026 PRODUCTION AT TARRAGON THEATRE

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Reviewed by James Karas In their synopsis to The Caged Bird Sings, creators Rafeh Mahmud, Rouvan Silogix and Ahad Lakhani inform us that ...