The problem is not by any means confined to American or British opera critics.

During this time Rodrigues held various jobs including comic strip editor, sports columnists and opera critic.

She ranks among the greatest singers of the 20th century; indeed, many opera critics called hers "the voice of the century."

But fortunately, despite the best efforts of opera critics, the carnivalesque lives on.

Her father is a novelist, a voice teacher and a freelance opera critic in New York.

But audiences also seem delighted, and while some opera critics have been less enthusiastic, most have applauded the show's stylized evocation of mid-19th-century Japan.

(Lou Cevitello, a county-based opera critic and teacher, died in 1985.)

Tom Sutcliffe (born 4 June 1943) is an English opera critic, author and journalist.

Her father is a novelist, opera critic and vocal coach in Manhattan.

Our opera critic was sitting helplessly, crying.