oliviagiovetti.bsky.social
When I was 4, I dressed up as Mephistopheles from Faust for Halloween and corrected each of my grandparents' friends when they thought I was the devil. Now I'm a cultural critic. Web: oliviagiovetti.com Substack: criticaldrift.org
👤 Joined on 01 August 2025
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@oliviagiovetti.bsky.social‘In many respects it’s a familiar tale of star-crossed lovers in which the personal outshines the political. As anodyne as the plot sounds, however, it ultimately turns erotic desire into a political problem.’ @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social on Spontini’s 𝘓𝘢 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/oc...
Show Postthis is such a prime example of what an opera review could be like
Show Post‘At the first interval in the Berlin Staatsoper’s new production of 𝘓𝘢 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦, the man to my right turned to me and said: “Mein Gott, ist das dumm!”’ @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social on Spontini, new on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/oc...
Show Post‘The warm applause for the singers and vitriolic boos for the production team suggested that many audience members would have been content to close their eyes and enjoy the music.’ @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social on Spontini’s 𝘓𝘢 𝘝𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 in Berlin, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/oc...
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