One of the nice features of art in former times was the care-free way artists took in mining the same sources over and over again. Contents and quality were held…
Month: May 2005
SALIERI: Tarare
The appearance of a DVD of the Beaumarchais — Salieri Tarare is cause for celebration.
Cherubini’s Medea at Toulouse
L’événement du mois, sinon de la saison, vient d’avoir lieu à Toulouse avec la nouvelle production d’un chef d’œuvre trop rarement joué : Medea de Luigi Cherubini. Avec, pour défendre…
Falstaff in LA
LOS ANGELES, May 29 – Portraying the title role of Verdi’s “Falstaff,” which opened at the Los Angeles Opera on Saturday, the bass-baritone Bryn Terfel is so irascible, nimble on…
Mozart and Gluck in London
Did Mozart really think Cosi Fan Tutte was a comedy? Matthew Warchus didn’t seem sure when he created his ENO staging three years ago; but, even if Steven Stead’s revival…
Voigt and Heppner at Cincinnati’s May Festival
Friday will go down in the annals as one of the most spectacular opera evenings ever at the May Festival. Two of the world’s greatest Wagnerian singers, soprano Deborah Voigt…
Replacing David Gockley
Edward G. Wallace Jr., an oilman, has observed and supported the arts in Houston for several decades. His great passion is opera, especially bel canto opera.
TCHAIKOVSKY: Eugene Onegin
Recently released by TDK, this version of a Tchaikovsky classic was recorded at the Bolshoi Theater in October 2000. Directed by Boris Pokrovsky and conducted by Mark Ermler, the production…
Alberto Vilar Arrested
Alberto Vilar, a hotshot millionaire money manager and the Metropolitan Opera’s largest benefactor, was hauled before a federal judge yesterday on charges he stole $5 million from a client —…
Teatro Colon — Where The House Is The Show
Most people go to the opera to see the show. In Buenos Aires, many go just to see the opera house. Recently refurbished, the Teatro Colon offers guided tours through…