The truth about Shostakovich in his centenary year

Dmitry Shostakovich survived Stalin’s rule by the skin of his teeth. But is his music really the Soviet propaganda that many people claim?

Faustus, The Last Night, Staatsoper, Berlin

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/51dac150-9848-11da-816b-0000779e2340.html

A Legitimate Rival to the Colossus

http://www.nysun.com/article/27207

At andante.com, the finale

http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-et-andante3feb03,1,82852.story?coll=la-headlines-technology

Andante Slips Away

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2006/02/andante_slips_a.html

Verdi’s Poisoned Doge Receives Fascistic Staging in Hamburg

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=awK5_5vJcfNM&refer=culture

The Mikado ó Coliseum, London

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,,1703675,00.html

La clemenza di Tito Oper, Frankfurt

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/fe9e367c-977d-11da-82b7-0000779e2340.html

Alceste, Stuttgart State Opera

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/56a48020-96b5-11da-a5ba-0000779e2340.html

A Violetta to Conquer the Scenery

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/arts/music/06trav.html