Author name: Chuck Hudson

The Barber of Seville

Production Photos by Cory Weaver Review Quotations Minnesota Opera’s ‘Barber of Seville’ proves humorous and a fun night at the opera. Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera was always rooted in the stock characters and silly scenarios of commedia, but Minnesota Opera’s new production really leans into the tradition. It’s unapologetically built for laughs, with any earnest […]

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Don Giovanni

Pre-Show Projection Loop created by Greg Emetaz https://vimeo.com/938400369/c965c9cca9?share=copy Review Quotations Boston Baroque gives contemporary spin to Mozart’s ‘Don Giovanni’…for the first time Boston Baroque collaborates with stage director Chuck Hudson. The staging is key in this opera. Inspired by the staging of the Prague debut of the opera, Hudson has the orchestra at the heart

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La Bohème

Review Quotations Fort Worth Opera on the road to resurgence in excellent semi-staged “La bohème” When hearing the qualifying term “semi-staged,” one fears the worst, especially in the grand setting of previous full productions at Bass Performance Hall. These early fears appeared to be pending when there were only a few chairs, a table, and

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