http://www.nysun.com/article/62945
Year: 2007
The gentle composer with fire in his soul
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/opera/article2474580.ece
S.F. Opera’s German diction coach, 91, speaks from experience
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/16/PKTKS1HAE.DTL&type=performance
The Culture: ‘Samson and Delilah’ and religion
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/12/DDG0S3FM1.DTL
BEETHOVEN: Fidelio
Los Angeles Opera opened its 2007 season with Fidelio on September 8th, and on the following day held a gala performance of Verdi’s Requiem.
WAGNER: Die Walk¸re
One of the glories of a well-executed performance of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle is the sonic dimension of the work, with the dramatic contrasts between the larger musical canvasses and the more intimate ensembles that occur between several voices and within the orchestra itself.
Hector Berlioz: Te Deum, op. 22
Often overshadowed by its composer’s Requiem, the Te Deum, Op. 22 (1849) by Hector Berlioz deserves attention for its own merits, and this recent release by H‰nssler in its series of live recordings of the Staatskapelle Dresden is a solid reading of this work.