W. A. Mozartís CosÏ fan tutte, heard on a stormy night July 11, proved a sorry exercise in deconstruction, something I never expected to endure at Santa Fe Opera.
Year: 2007
Bieito Does La Fanciulla del West at Staatsoper Stuttgart
Staatsoper Stuttgart presented its new production of The Girl of the Golden West, directed by Calixto Bieito. And, well, it began with an added dialogue scene to establish the “concept.”
Metropolitan Opera to Triple Number of U.S. Screens for Simulcasts
http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/6906.html
Four Trips to Hell and Back at the Opera
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/07/arts/music/07glim.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
What is it about Wagner?
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2181464.ece
Love and death among battlements
In 2003, at Cagliís Accademia del Teatro, Elisabetta Courir directed a compelling CosÏ fan tutte, minimalist, sophisticated and low-budget; quite unlike Daniele Abbado, whose Lohengrin for Bolognaís Teatro Comunale integrated ìhardî scenery, video projections and historically informed costumes into a dream-like pageant.
RÈgine Crespin ne chantera plus
http://www.tdg.ch/pages/home/tribune_de_geneve/l_actu/culture/detail_culture/(contenu)/104302