Email Author Cynthia Greenwood

2001 Stories by Cynthia Greenwood

• Gone with the Wind

  published November 1, 2001

  Wagner's Tannhäuser is simply less accessible than Houston Grand Opera's season opener, Verdi's popular and tuneful... More >>

• Tears of a Clown

  published October 25, 2001

  Because Verdi's Rigoletto so closely resembled Le roi s'amuse, Victor Hugo's irreverent play that was banned in Paris, it... More >>

• Puccini Goes Uptown

  published August 23, 2001

  When Houston Ebony Opera Guild decided to stage La Bohème, Puccini's tragic tale about struggling artists in Paris, director... More >>

• Full Steam Ahead

  published May 3, 2001

  The unusual blend of reality and fantasy found in the novels of Gabriel García Márquez can be transferred to Hollywood's big screen... More >>

• The Personal Is Political

  published April 26, 2001

  Giuseppe Verdi's versatility as a composer of grand opera emerges in his mature works, but unlike later compositions such as Aida,... More >>

• Return Trip to the Barber

  published April 5, 2001

  These days it's tough to sell opera buffs on new works -- and even harder to find anyone who cares about American forays into the... More >>

• Wake-up Call

  published March 29, 2001

  Bellini's La Sonnambula is about a sleepwalking-prone Swiss maiden who is rejected by her fiancé. Though melodramatic, fatuous and... More >>

• Opera in a Box

  published March 22, 2001

  Unlike the Wortham Center's lavish Brown Theater or the elegant Moores Opera House, the "black box" Wortham Opera Theater at Rice University's... More >>

• Sex, Lies and Countertenors

  published March 8, 2001

  Those who prefer Shakespeare and Greek tragedy to the melodrama of the opera house might find reason to tiptoe into Houston Grand Opera's new... More >>

• Please Pass the Puccini

  published February 8, 2001

  Imagine savoring mouthfuls of spaghetti and meatballs, steaming garlic bread and a pungently dressed salad in your favorite trattoria. Then... More >>

• War or Peace

  published February 1, 2001

  It's hard for scholars to appreciate how amateur Alexander Borodin could have composed any kind of magnum opus. Unlike Russian icons Rubenstein... More >>

• No Surtitles Required

  published January 25, 2001

  The last time Houston Grand Opera staged Mozart's Don Giovanni, in the fall of 1999, audiences were treated to baritone Bo Skovhus's overly... More >>