http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1568451,00.html
Year: 2005
OPERA OPENING NIGHT — Caravan of the exotic in San Francisco
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/12/DDGAJELIGP1.DTL&type=performance
For NYC Opera, ‘Patience’ is a virtue
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1126588213160930.xml&coll=1
La Traviata at the Aotea Centre
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/category/story.cfm?c_id=18&ObjectID=10345393
Classical Preview: London Concerts and Opera, Autumn 2005
http://www.musicomh.com/comment/autumn-concerts-2005_0905.htm
Dom Sebastien, Roi De Portugal, Royal Opera House, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article312364.ece
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Das Rheingold
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