Frederica von Stade was just about 30 years old in 1975, when she recorded these Mozart and Rossini arias with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Edo de Waart.
Month: December 2006
ìPoppeaî – Heartless in L.A.
After the successful premiËre of Monteverdiís ìLíIncoronazione di Poppeaî (Saturday, November 25th) at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, General Director Placido Domingo spoke warmly and cogently about this early Italian masterpiece, about its free-flowing music and the perfect relevance of the text to todayís world with all its greed, ambition and self-seeking.
Houston ìrescuesî Hansel and Gretel
HOUSTON — “Hansel and Gretel” has taken a beating in recent seasons, as over-zealous directors — aping the excesses of Eurotrash Regieoper — have made Humperdink’s largely innocent retelling of the Grimms’ tale the victim of hyper-active imaginations.
Don Carlo, Metropolitan Opera, New York
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/74bddaa2-815b-11db-864e-0000779e2340.html
‘Barber’ delivers a delicate touch
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-barber_1203gl.ART.State.Edition1.3dba06b.html
L’incoronazione di Poppea, Britten Theatre, London
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article2035322.ece