Here we offer three selections from Macbeth with Maria Callas performing the role of Lady Macbeth. These are from a live performance given on 7 December 1952 at La Scala. Victor de Sabata conducts the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano.
Month: November 2005
A Soprano Who Is Immersed in Schumann and Strauss
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/24/arts/music/24chec.html
Cosi Fan Tutte ó Komische Oper, Berlin
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1648417,00.html
Lamento ó Arias, Cantatas and Scenes by the Bach Family
Dorothea Schroder, as translated by Stewart Spencer, begins her booklet essay for Magdalena Kozenaís recent CD by quoting a review of an earlier disc of the mezzo: ìÖKozena is simply marvelous.î Brazen record company self-promotion?
Soprano Deborah Voigt comes back with her familiar, splendid sound intact
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/22/DDGVOFS12J1.DTL&hw=voigt&sn=001&sc=1000
Los Angeles Opera overcomes musket misfires, unsettling sets
http://www.presstelegram.com/entertainment/ci_3239463
Un ballo in maschera, Royal Opera House, London
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/274e0468-5b4b-11da-b221-0000779e2340.html
Dresden’s heart reclaimed from the ashes
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c49c89ec-5b4b-11da-b221-0000779e2340.html