Samson et Dalila, grand opera in three acts and four tableaux.
Month: April 2007
‘I like to go on new adventures’
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20070408-9999-lz1a08des.html
Bostridge/AdËs, St Lukeís Church, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/6e2593fe-e45e-11db-bf06-000b5df10621.html
Colin Graham dies at 75
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/visitstlouis/story/424168FB6D19DEEF862572B60011E19F?OpenDocument
A bride for sale at the Baltimore Lyric
The latest offering from the Baltimore Lyric Opera was Bedrich Smetanaís sparkling comedy Prodana Nevesta (ìBartered Brideî), a little gem of Czech Romantic nationalism that one does not see live very often these days.
Ruth Ann’s Rampage: Nobody Wins
Based on reading the New York Times’ account of Met opera soprano Ruth Ann Swenson’s distemper with her home company in New York, published Thursday 5 April over the byline of Daniel J. Wakin, it is hard to find either motivation or reasonable expectation of reward for any of the participants in this travesty – reporter, newspaper, opera manager Peter Gelb (who comes off best), or, least of all, the distraught diva.
BERNSTEIN: Fancy Free; Dybbuk
This excellent disc brings together two ballet scores from the far ends of Leonard Bernstein’s compositional career.
Kurt Weill on Broadway: Songs and Orchestrations by Kurt Weill
Kurt Weill’s perennial appeal can be attributed to various factors, not the least of which is the genuine craft of his stage works.
‘Giulio Cesare’ at The Met ó Two Views
Here are two views of Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto (HWV 17), a drama in three acts, performed at The Met on 6 April.