Anna Netrebko: Vom Aschenputtel zur Operndiva VON Tobias D. Höhn, 10.12.04, 12:30h Leipzig – Für viele ist sie die zweite Maria Callas. Wenn die russische Opernsängerin Anna Netrebko wie eine…
Month: December 2004
OSBORNE: The Opera Lover’s Companion
Every CD collector faces the day (or days, in the case of the truly dedicated collector) when denial no longer suffices — the shelves are sagging and overflowing, and the time has come to purchase yet another storage unit. Perhaps others have done what I did once to forestall that day — I removed all the booklets from my opera sets (and cover boxes as well, of course) and stored them on that increasingly archaic furniture item, a bookshelf.
Das Weihnachtsoratorium in der Thomaskirche
Alle Jahre wieder – Das Weihnachtsoratorium in der Thomaskirche, mit den Thomaner, dem Gewandhausorchester und Gästen Weihnachtsoratorien sind auch eine Jahrgangsfrage: Frei von der Diskussion um die Herrlichkeit Bachscher Noten,…
Don Carlo a Firenze
Firenze, teatro Comunale. Si rappresenta il Don Carlo nell’edizione in cinque atti, con la ricostruzione dello storico allestimento di Luchino Visconti. A metà del secondo atto il sipario si chiude…
An Invitation to the Opera
A Night At The Opera Dec. 10, 2004 – That’s the title of a very famous Marx Brothers movie–a movie that makes fun of all sorts of opera stereotypes. But…
Don Carlo at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
With all of the festivities surrounding the reopening of La Scala, the production of Don Carlo at Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino was left in the shadows. The company is…
Vita con un idiota at Russkij Festival, Rome
Altro che idiota! Vita con un idiota opera in due atti di Alfred Schinittke libretto di Viktor Erofeev Russkij Festival Auditorium Parco della Musica – Sala Petrassi Viale Pietro De…
A Month in the Country
We previously reported on the Manhattan School of Music production of Lee Hoiby’s A Month in the Country. Here is Anne Midgette’s review. A Russian Play, Reimagined by an American…
A Double Bill at Juilliard
Prodigal Son and a Brat, a Whimsical Pairing By BERNARD HOLLAND The Juilliard Opera Center’s double bill on Wednesday made more nonmusical than musical sense. “L’Enfant Prodigue” by Debussy and…
Bolcom in Chicago
Marriage and manners By George Loomis [Financial Times] Published: December 10 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 10 2004 02:00 The general director of Lyric Opera of Chicago, William Mason,…