David Weinstock
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Rescued by love: Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ takes the stage
The Opera Company of Middlebury’s production opens on June 2 and should not be missed. Not only is the music as powerful as you’d expect, but the 19th…
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A very different kind of audition: Meet the singers of ‘Fidelio’
Landing a singing role on the professional opera stage is never easy. The audition process is rougher than the NFL Combine, and more selective than getting into Middlebury…
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What does inner silence look like? See it on stage
Six adults arrive at a secluded retreat center in the woods for five days of guided meditation. Each one is a troubled soul who has tried other healing…
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Getting into college: The drama and the fury
Throughout 2022, Middlebury Acting Company has staged plays about the hottest topics in American political life.
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New play tells the story of a reproductive rights pioneer
A few hours at the theater can help us escape momentarily from the wrenching problems of the real world. But sometimes a play does an even more important…
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‘Orphee aux Enfers’ opens June 3 at Town Hall Theater
Is “Orphee aux Enfers” the funniest opera of all time? Opera Company of Middlebury Artistic Director Doug Anderson thinks it is.
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Opinion: Ilsley workshop spurs creativity of poets
A library — the best kind of library — can give something back. The library can make books.
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Shakespeare like you’ve never seen it before
MIDDLEBURY — Since Shakespeare’s perky rom-com “Much Ado About Nothing” opened in London 400 years ago, you might think that by now it had been staged in every…