I belong to the happy few (some would say ‘unhappy’ few) who ever witnessed a stage production of this rarely performed opera.
Month: July 2006
MOZART: Die Entf¸hrung aus dem Serail
Glyndebourne’s recent DVD release of it’s 1980 production of Die Entf¸hrung aus dem Serail is quite an exceptional performance of this particular work.
The Russians Are Coming: Kirov, Bolshoi to Compete in London
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=awZg7zp4Zs_A&refer=culture
CINDERELLA GLITTERS
JULES MASSENET’S ‘BROADWAY HIT,’ the 1899 Cendrillon, billed as Cinderella but sung in French, was given top notch treatment at its Santa Fe Opera debut Saturday night (July 15).
Opera Throws Farewell Fest; Artists Hit Streets: Munich Outings
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aQZ0y6s28ntU&refer=culture
Don Pasquale, Royal Opera House, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/4a0e669a-1294-11db-aecf-0000779e2340.html
Castrato is heard from the grave
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23569-2267386,00.html
Will Crutchfield’s ‘Bel Canto at Caramoor’ Gives the Potential of the Voice and the Possibilities of the Style
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/10/arts/music/10cara.html