http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=a9ZazNF_O8tQ&refer=culture
Month: April 2006
The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry: Medieval Gardens
Holding “The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry” in my hands, I pondered for a moment whether it belonged on my bookshelf or in the CD cabinet.
VERDI: Nabucco
This 2001 Vienna State Opera production of Verdi’s first smash hit, Nabucco, serves as a textbook example of the “modern dress” production style, for better or worse – and probably, for both.
‘Orazi & Curiazi’ gets much-deserved U.S. premiere
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/performing_arts/14304684.htm
‘Norma’: Bravura Coloratura
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/09/AR2006040901070.html
Carmen, That Devilish and Dangerous Free-Spirited Gypsy, Is at It Again in a City Opera Production
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/10/arts/music/10carm.html
First shot Rings out in fight over classical downloads
http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=545902006
Preview: Il Re Pastore, Linbury Theatre, ROH, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article356792.ece
The Guardian on Helen of Troy and Opera
She’ll always have Paris
Sexual icon, dark temptress or a smutty comedienne? Helen of Troy has fascinated writers and composers for centuries.