Farinelli: The first pop star

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article356110.ece

La Belle HÈlËne, London Coliseum

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4162374a-c4c6-11da-b7c1-0000779e2340.html

The Opera ‘Adriana Mater’ Addresses Motherhood in a War Zone

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/05/arts/music/05adri.html

ROSSINI: Il signor Bruschino

ìA jewel box of a theaterî: that great clichÈ of the opera world comes to mind when viewing a production from the Schwetzinger Festspiele held at the Rokokotheater Schwetzingen.

Adriana Mater, Paris Opera, Bastille

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/3040c3e2-c3f8-11da-bc52-0000779e2340.html

Alice Coote Sings Mahler and Schubert

The British mezzo, Alice Coote, will make her Met Opera debut as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro later this month. On the first of April, she gave a recital of Mahler and Schubert lieder, accompanied by Julius Drake. Here are two reviews.

New Documents Suggest Mozart Wasn’t Poor

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MOZARTS_MONEY?SITE=NYSAR&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-04-04-11-33-42

Young Man in a Hurry ó Iestyn Davies

http://www.operatoday.com/content/2006/04/young_man_in_a.php

Young Man in a Hurry ó Iestyn Davies

I met with Iestyn Davies at 1330 hours precisely, on the steps of the Hippodrome theatre, Bristol, England, where he was singing the role of Hamor in Welsh National Operaís riveting production of Handelís ìJephthaî.

Performance Cancellations at the Bavarian State Opera as a Consequence of the Ongoing Ver.di Strike

http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de/c.php/index_bso.php?dom=dom1&&l=en