http://www.detnews.com/2005/events/0510/13/E10-346768.htm
Month: October 2005
Arias on the Street ó The Bolshoi’s new “Magic Flute” features sprayed-on graffiti and a Volga car.
http://context.themoscowtimes.com/story/156850/
Haydn’s Creation at St David’s Hall, Cardiff
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1589844,00.html
Anna Christy in Recital
OMAHA ó Having first heard Anna Christy a few years ago in the title role of Lucia di Lammermoor, she clearly had a bright future ahead of her. On Tuesday, this opinion was not only reaffirmed, but it is now manifest that this lovely and elegant soprano is well on her way to becoming one of the great coloraturas of the 21st Century.
Goodness triumphs again
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etsecw4464612oct12,0,4424443.story?coll=ny-theater-headlines
PellÈas et MÈlisande in Glasgow
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1589079,00.html
The Barber of Seville at Millennium Centre, Cardiff
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1589081,00.html
Ariane et Barbe-bleue, State Theater, New York
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/3f068298-39f3-11da-806e-00000e2511c8.html
OFFENBACH: Les FÈes du Rhin (Die Rheinnixen)
The genre of grand opera is not traditionally associated with Jacques Offenbachís posthumous reputation. Yet as demonstrated by the performances documented in the present recording and essays in the accompanying notes, a revision of our assessment of Offenbachís strengths is long overdue.