This must be the first Turandot that has in the sleeve notes three photographs of the soprano who sings Liu compared to two of the lady in the title role.
Month: May 2006
Da gelo a gelo, Rococo Theatre, Schwetzingen
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/bd064196-ea7a-11da-9566-0000779e2340.html
Shostakovich: Settling old Soviet scores
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article549667.ece
Glyndebourne opens with CosÏ fan tutte
Glyndebourne opened this year’s festival with “a new production of Mozartís CosÏ fan tutte, subtitled ëThe school for loversí, will open the 2006 Festival. This masterpiece includes some of Mozartís most exquisite music, and CosÏís now established popularity, following comparative neglect in the 19th century, is partly due to Glyndebourneís championing of the work since the opening of the Festival in 1934.” Here are some initial reviews:
DONIZETTI: Poliuto
Poliuto, Tragedia lirica in three acts.
Music composed by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, after the tragedy Polyeucte (1640) by Pierre Corneille.
Art Song Festival founder uses charm to bring in artists
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment/1148114069243910.xml&coll=2
Tolomeo, London Handel Festival, Britten Hall, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article549631.ece