The New York City Opera presents La Périchole.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
The New York City Opera wrapped up its spring season this week with Jacques Offenbach’s 1868 opéra bouffe La Périchole. The show marks the return of director Christopher Alden, whose surreal sensibility has become one of the company's hallmarks under general manager George Steel. The opera in question is a rarity: , originally set in the “exotic” city of Lima, Peru and reimagined here as a modern screwball sex comedy with visual tropes from the Marx Brothers comedies and Monty Python's Flying Circus.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Pineapple express: Marie Lenormand in the title role of La Périchole. Photo by Carol Rosegg © 2013 New York City Opera. |
