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Dona Nobis Pacem - Opera Orlando's "Silent Night"
A look at Opera Orlando's 2026 production of the Pulitzer Prize winning "Silent Night," a 2011 opera about the Christmas Truce of 1914.
Matt Juliano
Feb 1314 min read


Light my Làzhú - Opera Orlando's "La Boheme" (2025)
A review of Opera Orlando's 2025 production of La Boheme, along with some thoughts about the opera in general.
Matt Juliano
Oct 7, 202521 min read


Love thy Neighbor - Opera Orlando’s “Treemonisha”
A look at Opera Orlando's 2025 production of Scott Joplin's "Treemonisha"
Matt Juliano
May 26, 202514 min read


Wanting to Slap a Fool - A Look at Two Werthers
A look at Goethe's novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" and Jules Massenet's opera adaptation "Werther." I take a look at the adaptational changes in general and the Opera Orlando 2025 production in specific.
Matt Juliano
Apr 30, 202522 min read


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


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 27, 202417 min read


Painting Her Own Reality - Opera Orlando's "Frida"
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


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 4, 202314 min read
Giuseppe Verdi, Prospero Betani, and Pre-Internet Comments Sections
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


Wolfy and the Klingons - Opera Orlando's "Star Trek: Abduction"
A brief look at Opera Orlando's 2018 production of "Star Trek: Abduction," adapted from Mozart's "Abduction from the Seraglio"
Matt Juliano
Jun 8, 20187 min read
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