Best of Boston
Best Opera
<em>Ercole Amante (Hercules in Love)</em>
The highlight of Boston Early Music Festival's splendid season was this 17th-century opera, written by Francesco Cavalli for the wedding of Louis XIV. The lavish [...] read more»
1996 Best Opera, Fully Staged
Xerxes
Boston's favorite mezzo-soprano, sing in Boston Lyric Opera's delightful production of Handle's comic opera. The singing—and the staging by director Stephen Wadsworth—were spectacular. read more»
1996 Best Opera, with Dance
Orfeo Ed Euridice
An artistic collaboration between Handel & Haydn Society and Mark Morris Dance Group resulted in a fabulous production of Gluck's neoclassical Orfeo, the story of [...] read more»
1996 Best Opera, without Props
Abduction from the Seraglio
Boston Baroque's concert production of the early Mozart opera featured no sets, no costumes, no dancing, no light shows—just splendid singing, ardent playing on original [...] read more»
1995 Best Opera, Production
Boston Lyric Opera Company’s <em>Candide</em>
Bernstein's opera was given the fine nuanced treatment it deserves. read more»
1989 Best Opera, Production
The Opera Company of Boston’s performance of Puccini’s <em>La Bohème</em>
Just when the future of the Opera Company could hardly look bleaker, Sarah Caldwell came through with her finest direction. Suddenly, people remembered why it [...] read more»
1987 Best Opera, Light
<em>Mikado</em>
A glittery Mikado from Stratford, Ontario, at the Colonial proved that Gilbert and Sullivan don't belong on the shelf. read more»
1986 Best Opera
<em>The Makropulos Case</em> Conducted by Sarah Caldwell, Performed by the Opera Company of Boston
On the heels of Caldwell's triumphant production of Turandot, the Markropulos Case, featuring the splendid soprano Anja Silja, brought home the point that Caldwell was [...] read more»