The Rakeís Progress, La Monnaie, Brussels

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/e7d5272c-ee87-11db-b5e9-000b5df10621.html

PENDERECKI: Symphony no. 7

Krzyzstof Penderecki (b. 1933) has contributed a body of works to the modern repertoire, and his Symphony no. 7, which he composed 1996 (premiere 1997 in Jerusalem), is an impressive composition.

Drama at Vienna opera: Who will be its new leader?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/18/news/austria.php

MAHLER: Des Knaben Wunderhorn

The orchestral songs of Gustav Mahler remain an important contribution to the genre, and stand
well alongside similar works by Berlioz, Wolf, and Strauss.

ëGiulio Cesare’: Et Tu, New Met?

http://www.nysun.com/article/52540

Pushkin/Prokofiev ‘Godunov’ finally realized

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20070416_Pushkin_Prokofiev_Godunov_finally_realized.html

Inventive staging, skilled cast bring 1836 drama to life

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20070416-9999-1c16opera.html

In search of a distant sound

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/04/15/in_search_of_a_distant_sound/

City Opera Presents La Donna del Lago

The New York City Opera continued its tradition of championing works that are less frequently
performed with this season’s production of La Donna del Lago.

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Sadko

This sumptuous 2006 release was recorded live in the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg in late
1993 for European TV broadcast the following year.