Virginia Arts Festival celebrates “Pocahontas”

Norfork – It’s America’s biggest birthday since the 1976 bicentennial celebration of the Declaration of Independence:

Angela Gheorghiu in an interview about Puccini

http://youtube.com/watch?v=csfrubAhr8w

PellÈas et MÈlisande, Royal Opera House London

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article2562994.ece

Une “Walkyrie” belle ‡ voir et ‡ entendre

http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2-3246,36-912315@51-897966,0.html

ëI put up with noisy opera-goersí

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/353dc0de-02a9-11dc-a023-000b5df10621.html

Bostonís Early-Music Hegemony, Reasserted

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/18/arts/music/18earl.html?ref=music

VERDI: Aida

This recording is a souvenir in more than one sense.

Simon Boccanegra — Opéra national de Paris

Chief attraction of the Paris Opera’s new production of Simon Boccanegra was Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the title role.

Anonymous 4: Gloryland

The quality packaging of Anonymous 4’s latest recording indicates the group’s importance to their label, Harmonia Mundi.

HANDEL: Saul (HWV 53)

Saul, oratorio in three acts (HWV 53).