Like many fairy tales, Wagner’s Lohengrin juxtaposes two female antagonists. The Finnish soprano Karita Mattila, now in her 37th year as a diva of the first magnitude, was long associated with the virginal Elsa. This season she graduates to the role of Elsa’s nemesis, the Mephistophelean Ortrud. Momentous. —L.J.
The Arts Intel Report
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner
When
Nov 21–30, 2019