Music review: L.A. Phil premieres Gerald Barry's sensational opera 'The Importance of Being Earnest' | Culture Monster | Los Angeles Times
A new comic opera? Written by an "avante garde" composer? Initially well received by critics? It almost sounds like satire or some kind of April fools joke. What seems even crazier is that it was commisioned not by some great Opera school or company but by symphony orchestra! I won't be able to make it to this series of concerts in LA but I do hope that this initial reading by major players in the music world opens doors for a staged production some time in the near future. Of course in opera time lines near future is likely still five years away.
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