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Hell and other operatic delights

From consumption to the Grand Inquisition, our intrepid opera critic risks damnation to bring us his survey of the L.A. Opera season.

Flicka can sing, Dead Can Dance

and many other revelations have marked the recent adventures of our Los Angeles opera critic, including productions of The Grand Duchess,Pagliacci, and Parsifal, a Cecilia Bartoli recital, and--gasp!--a rock concert.

Opera and beyond

Advocate.com's itinerant opera critic recounts recent encounters with diva Susan Graham, legend Kitty Carlisle Hart, and Los Angeles Opera productions of Strauss and Verdi.

Around the world with the L.A. opera

A grand tour of recent productions, from the stunning to the disappointing, with stops in Troy, Seville, Paris, Sweden, Egypt, and Verona. Many unlucky lovers will not survive the trip.