http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/08/arts/music/08carmen.html
Month: October 2005
ORFF: Carmina Burana
Once hailed by the Nazis as a symbol of Aryan supremacy, Carmina Burana has come to be recognized as a powerful expression of the gluttony and depravity present in a medieval, pagan society. An effective performance of Orffís musical adventure must allow audiences to envision the ìimagines magicae,î or magical images conveyed through the convergence of music and choreography.
Sarah Connolly, St John’s, Smith Square, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article317583.ece
Celebrated soprano delivers onstage and in the classroom
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2005/10/06/celebrated_soprano_delivers_onstage_and_in_the_classroom?mode=PF
Shear delight
A Rossini revival enlivens the State Opera repertoire
http://www.praguepost.com/P03/2005/Art/1006/calen1.php
Joy and sorrow abound in classic
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,16824723%255E26117,00.html
The Merry Widow at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1585141,00.html
PUCCINI: Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut, dramma lirico in quattro atti
Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), composer. Luigi Illica and Domenico Oliva, librettists.
First performance: 1 February 1893 at Teatro Regio, Turin.
AbbÈ PrÈvost’s Manon Lescaut
The Story of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut by AbbÈ PrÈvost stands as one of the great works of French literature. It first appeared in 1731 as an appendix to the series, Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality. It was later revised in 1753 for independent publication under the title Les Aventures du chevalier Des Grieux et Manon Lescaut with illustrations by Pasquier and Gravelot.