http://news.ft.com/cms/s/522239f6-cefb-11da-925d-0000779e2340.html
Year: 2006
In Opera, a Different Kind of Less Is More: ‘Handel and the Castrati’
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/arts/music/19cast.html
In ‘Lohengrin,’ Robert Wilson Paints Wagner’s Realm With an Abstract Palette
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/arts/music/19lohe.html
A Night to Remember: Placido Domingo & Mstislav Rostropovich
Only a few seconds after watching this DVD I was reminded of one of the great marketing failures in records. More than forty years ago, RCA brought out several glorious LP’s of young Gigli’s records and they put photographs of the sixty-five year old tenor on the sleeve.
Song of America: Music from the Library of Congress
In connection with the joint project by Thomas Hampson and the U.S. Library of Congress to present events about American song and other creativity at venues as varied as Kansas City, Fort Worth, and Carnegie Hall, EMI Classics has released this CD containing tracks from three earlier discs featuring Thomas Hampson.
Alfredo Kraus and Renata Scotto: Villancicos
I fear this is a CD strictly reserved for fans of both singers or for collectors of Christmas albums by classical singers.
The Rake’s Progress at Opera Australia
In March the Glyndebourne Opera production of Jonathan Dove’s Flight played at the 2006 Adelaide Festival. Barely a week later a second Glyndebourne production presented by Opera Australia opened at the Sydney Opera House with further performances in Melbourne at the State Theatre.
Truck-Driving Soprano, Opera-Mad Husband Seek to Seduce London
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=a1R8Z2KMycuw&refer=culture
Gˆtterd‰mmerungóRoyal Opera House, London
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1755870,00.html
Handel’s Oratorio ‘Solomon’ at Alice Tully Hall
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/18/arts/music/18solo.html