22 Mar 2006

Lysistrata, New York City Opera

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/ad220600-b9c1-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.html

pulley_small.jpgBy Martin Bernheimer [Financial Times, 22 March 2006]

Lysistrata, a.k.a. The Nude Goddess, was first performed, to acclaim, in Houston last March. On Tuesday, this sentimental variation on Aristophanes arrived at Lincoln Center, evoking – in one observer, at least – considerable disappointment.