Jephtha, oratorio in three parts (HWV 70).
Month: May 2007
Met Opera to Expand Simulcasts in Theaters
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/arts/music/17broa.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
SANTA FE TO CHANGE MUSIC DIRECTORS
On May 9th, when Santa Fe Opera finally announced that Alan Gilbert had left his post as Music
Director of that company, a long-standing rumor was made official.
LEONCAVALLO: Pagliacci
In the countless performances of Leoncavallo’s masterpiece Pagliacci since its 1892 premiere, there must have been times when the light tenor singing Beppe watched the other tenor, of heavier voice, in the lead role of Canio and wondered if someday he (the Beppe) would take on the dramatic role of the homicidal clown.
Audrey Stottler Sings Wagner
Audrey Stottler’s Wagner recital provides ample evidence of a voice with the range and heft for
the challenging roles of Brünnhilde and Isolde, as well as Sieglinde, a role often sung by a vocalist with less firepower.
Alison Balsom: Caprice
Dare one assume that with this disc, Alison Balsom becomes the first artist to bring her lung power to both Norma’s “Casta Diva” and Die Zauberflöte’s “Der hölle rache” in the same recital?
Porgy and Bess at Los Angeles Opera
Premiered at Washington National Opera, director Francesca Zambello’s Porgy and Bess arrived in Los Angeles May 4th, for a run of 12 performances in just 17 days.
Rising to the occasion – Michael Maniaci saves the day at La Fenice
It is every young opera singer’s dream.