Essays in Theater, Opera, Film & Books
Theater · Opera · Film · Books
By Delmington Peregrine
Est. 2025
Theater · April 2026
Two shows about the migration of African Americans to the North in the 20th Century, and reviews of "Madama Butterfly," "Oscar Wao," "Two Sisters and a Piano," "Tristan and Isolde," and Italian opera at the CSO
April 26, 2026
Theater · March 2026
Reviews of "Dance of Death," "The Gondoliers," "Die Silbersee," "Holiday," "Eureka Day," "The Outsiders," "Salome," "Cosi Fan Tutte" and "Sterephonic"
March 17, 2026
Opera · February 2026
Judging the films of Giordano's French Revolution opera epic by production and not just voice. Kaufmann, Corelli, Del Monaco and Tebaldi vie for the top spot.
February 26, 2026
Opera · January 2026
The Metropolitan Opera's new WW2 comic book epic has proved there is a vast audience for the right new opera.
January 29, 2026
Theater · December 2025
When the greatest living playwright ceased to be last month, he left behind a towering monument of "reformed man" literature. He also reformed me.
December 22, 2025
Film · November 2025
More than 50 years after her first novel, the only Toni Morrison film remains "Beloved." Announced projects have yet to materialize. What's going on?
November 18, 2025
About
Delmington Peregrine is a journalist, writer, and arts critic. These essays trace criticism and history across theater, opera, and film, with sustained attention to the books behind them.