Enough to Make Handel Reach for His Walkman By ANTHONY TOMMASINI During the late 1720’s Handel had two rival prima donnas in the London opera company he ran: Francesca Cuzzoni…
Month: September 2004
SFCV.org Previews SF Opera Fall Season
By Robert Commanday The opening of the season in San Francisco has always turned first thoughts to opera. The success of the San Francisco Symphony, its greater subscribership through Fall,…
Opera Japonica: Maria Nockin’s Letter from America
Summer in Santa Fe The most difficult tickets to obtain at Santa Fe this summer were for Vincenzo Bellini’s seldom performed opera, La sonnambula. It was a great pleasure to…
Pro Ópera: Deborah Voigt, en México
Deborah Voigt, en México Una de las más importantes sopranos de Estados Unidos visitó nuestro país a finales del pasado mes de mayo para dar dos recitales con la Orquesta…
Classical Singer Interviews Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo by Cristina Necula The term “force of nature” often applies to those human beings who encompass at once faith, passion, inexhaustible energy, and complete dedication to their mission…
NYT: Why the Dying Richard Strauss Couldn’t Get Enough of ‘Daphne’
Why the Dying Richard Strauss Couldn’t Get Enough of ‘Daphne’ By BRYAN GILLIAM ON June 11, 1949, his 85th birthday, Richard Strauss performed at his piano for the last time.…