© Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Times offers a gallery of photographs from the premiere of Daniel Catán’s opera Il Postino. 

Anne Midgette wrote in The Washington Post, "It has lyrical vocal writing, lush orchestral interludes, hints of Verdi and Puccini. There's love. There's death. Add the plot of a popular (and Oscar-winning) film and throw Plácido Domingo into the mix for good measure, and you've got something with considerable crowd appeal, which brought the opening night audience to its feet."