Copeland, of course, made his initial splash as the drummer for the mega-popular rock group the Police and has since branched out into composing music for film, TV, video games and opera. This is Copeland's fifth opera (he is also credited as co-librettist), and he has his chops in place. The 87-minute score has the feel and flow of opera spiked by occasional pastiches of rhumbas or '20s jazz and a minimum of rock.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 19, 2018 20:03 UTC