Among the available videos of Richard Straussís Elektra, the recently released DVD of the live broadcast from 16 February 1980 stands out for capturing the exciting of an all-star international cast that included the famous Birgit Nilsson in the title role.
Year: 2007
Street Scenes: Opera on a Brooklyn Sidewalk
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Netherlands Opera ó New Wine in Old Bottles
The unmistakable fanfare that opens Monteverdiís seminal LíOrfeo rang out from the top of the crowded foyer of the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam last Friday night to signal not only the start of the opera, but also the opening night of their celebratory 2007 Monteverdi Cycle.
The science of music
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VERDI: Giovanna d’Arco
Giovanna d’Arco, dramma lirico in a prologue and three acts.
Music composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Libretto by Temistocle Solera.
The Pleasures of Presence ó The Small Loudspeakers of Richard Sequerra
In the long ago, when the best source of music reproduction in the home was a handsome piece of furniture, fitted with hidden audio components, and usually called radio-phonographs, my family had one ó from Avery Fisher I believe ó that had among its controls a switch labeled ëpresence.í