In Tiny Quarters, Pomp and a Grandness of Spirit

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/22/arts/music/22amat.html

SCH‹TZ: Symphoniae Sacrae III

The tragic ravages of the Thirty Yearsí War explicitly shaped the musical output of Heinrich Sch¸tz.

Difficult Verdi Opera Gets Rare Revival

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OPERA_FORZA?SITE=NYSAR&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-02-21-15-18-57

ARIOSTI: ìThe Flowering and Fading of Loveî

Musicologists should be eager to welcome the ìfirst modern recordingsî of any work; surely having the opportunity to hear a long-lost musical treasure, rather than having it stare off the page in black-and-white, is something to be celebrated.

VIVALDI: Concerti e Cantate da Camera III

As the Vivaldi edition continues, Opus 111 is releasing a series of individual volumes dedicated to cantatas interspersed with other chamber works.

‘It’s not the Holy Grail’

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,,1714334,00.html

Macbeth, Royal Opera House, London

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/4341d4b2-a27f-11da-9096-0000779e2340.html

A Most Familiar Tale, Told in a New Mix of Sounds

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/21/arts/music/21marc-extra.html?8dpc

Encores Wanted and a Smorgasbord Served

http://www.nysun.com/article/27871

Scots tycoon saves English opera

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2047366,00.html