Of all opera singers of the last century, no one better dominated the genreís star power than Maria Callas. During her thirty-four years onstage, she came to embody the essence of the term ìdiva,î both in her stormy personal life and her equally tempestuous stage career.
Year: 2006
Onward and Upward With the Opera
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/19/AR2006031901322.html
Apollo and Hyacinthus
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1734947,00.html
A Song Cycle Intimately Journeys From Hope to Despair
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/20/arts/music/20quas.html
Being Prepared for a Worst That Never Shows Up
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/20/arts/music/20forz.html
Eugene Onegin, Royal Opera House, London
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/671c6e54-b767-11da-b4c2-0000779e2340.html
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Rupert Christiansen laments the lost art of the castrato
My Name is Barbara
Barbara Bonneyís discography is extensive and wide-ranging, including opera and oratorio, as well as lieder recitals from Mozart and Mendelssohn through the major Romantics to Zemlinsky.
ENO Directors Admit Past Mistakes, Plan to Stay Put: Commentary
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000088&sid=a1GhCLEo2e14&refer=culture
ALEX ROSS: SONGS OF EXPERIENCE
Ian Bostridge sings Benjamin Britten.