Great operas need great leading ladies, and one of the pleasures of being a New York critic is hearing how they develop their roles over time. The big news at the Metropolitan Opera is that Bellini’s ...

You've got to admit that the Met had a lot of guts to dedicate this season's performances of Vincenzo Bellini's NORMA (libretto by Felice Romani) to the memory of Maria Callas on the 100th anniversary ...