L’Incoronazione di Poppeia, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris By Francis Carlin [Financial Times] Published: October 15 2004 03:00 | Last updated: October 15 2004 03:00 If you liked David McVicar’s…
Month: October 2004
Two Reviews of “The Dialogues of the Carmelites”
*Unbearably Good* Classical Music BY JAY NORDLINGER [New York Sun] October 14, 2004 Is there any opera more shattering than “The Dialogues of the Carmelites,” when it’s done well? On…
WP TechNews.com on the iPod
*iMac, iPod, iConquered* By Cynthia L. Webb washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Thursday, October 14, 2004; 9:50 AM For Apple Computer, will 2004 be remembered as a transformative year? Yes, according to…
A Review of Pelléas et Mélisande at Berlin
Pelléas et Mélisande, Deutsche Oper, Berlin By Shirley Apthorp [Financial Times] Published: October 14 2004 03:00 | Last updated: October 14 2004 03:00 Yniold wants to know why these sheep…
Two Reviews of Rolando Villazón’s New York Recital Debut
*An Introduction in 5 Languages* By ANNE MIDGETTE [New York Times] The powers that be in the opera world are desperate to discover the next hot male phenomenon. On Monday,…
FT Reviews Elektra At Frankfurt Opera
*Elektra, Frankfurt Opera* By Shirley Apthorp Published: October 12 2004 03:00 | Last updated: October 12 2004 03:00 “Everywhere, in all the courts, there are dead bodies, all who are…
FT Reviews La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein
*La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein, Châtelet, Paris* By Francis Carlin Published: October 11 2004 03:00 | Last updated: October 11 2004 03:00 Were the Brits in the audience the only…
Archiv Releases Andromeda Liberata
*ANDROMEDA LIBERATA* *A VENETIAN MYSTERY* By Ulrike Brenning With the recording of Andromeda liberata – their debut on Archiv Produktion – Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra have scored…
WP on the File-Sharing Wars
*Downloading Justice* By Cynthia L. Webb washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Monday, October 11, 2004; 9:36 AM The file-sharing wars could get even hotter if the U.S. Supreme Court decides to weighs…
The Independent: John Tavener Rejects Orthodox Faith; To Compose Theatric Work Based on Krishna
*Top composer Tavener turns to Islam for inspiration* The Orthodox faith inspired him for more than 25 years, but after a rift with his spiritual adviser, the composer has rejected…