Opera Review: She’s Toxic, He's Slipping Under

Gotham Chamber Opera presents La Hija de Rappaccini.
by Paul J. Pelkonen

Pretty poison: Elaine Alvarez is Beatriz in La Hija de Rappacini.
Photo by Richard Termine © 2013 Gotham Chamber Opera.

The opera season may be at its end, but New York's opera lovers have a few more treats in store. On Monday night, Gotham Chamber Opera unveiled its al fresco production of Daniel Catán’s 1988 opera La Hija de Rappaccini (Rappacini's Daughter.) This Spanish-language opera is not new to New Yorkers, but this is a new production, presented on the Cherry Esplanade at the heart of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.