http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/27/AR2006102700446.html
Month: October 2006
Here’s the book on the Opera Company production
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/15860818.htm
Wagner Passion, Belgian Torment, Pre-Columbians: Brussels Picks
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=af7WqqX6bcGI&refer=muse
Regina Resnik pipes up for the art of Kurt Weill
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/26/DDGR2LV9T11.DTL
Opera Arias – Wojciech Drabowicz
Those familiar with Antoni Wit’s fine recording of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony will have encountered some Polish singers in the solo parts, and among them is the baritone Wojtek Drabowicz.
Hans Hotter & Birgit Nilsson sing Wagner & Schubert
Two of the most famous Wagner interpreters of the twentieth century, Hans Hotter and Birgit Nilsson, are always worth hearing in their studio recordings, and the live recordings capture the spontaneity of an actual performance with such accomplished singers.
WEBER: Der Freisch¸tz; Oberon
The demise of Tower Records adds another hurdle to the collector’s challenge in acquiring rare performances on obscure labels.
A minimalist opera now too smoothed over
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/weekend/15840591.htm