Bloodthirsty mythology

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20608460-7642,00.html

`Bird of Night’ Is Hobbled by Patchy Libretto, Plodding Score

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aRLAQ4uCPFts&refer=muse

Theodora

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14936-2411845,00.html

Anna Russell, Comic Who Made Fun of Richard Wagner, Dies at 94

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=aofoWteWTkhI&refer=muse

DONIZETTI: Alahor in Granata

A yellow banner in the lower right hand corner of the slip case cover (identical to that of the jewel box and booklet) proclaims this CD as the “first world recording” of Gaetano Donizetti’s Alahor in Granata.

Rossini By The Sea 2006 Enjoying The Unexpected

The Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, Italy, had as many surprises on the stage inside as the weather had outside.

Theodora, Barbican Hall, London

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/47ce5bfa-5f66-11db-a011-0000779e2340.html

Giulio Cesare, ThÈ‚tre des Champs ElysÈes, Paris

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/615aedc6-5f67-11db-a011-0000779e2340.html

City Operaís Great Innovator Returns, Baton at the Ready

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/arts/music/19rude.html

Berlioz’s `Troyens’ Has Battles, Wooden Horse at Paris Opera

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=abbAyruCvk6Q&refer=muse