True to the title of this collection, the present volume of correspondence edited by Henry-Louis de La Grange and Günther Weiss — here translated, revised , and supplemented by Antony Beaumont — offers, to date, the most complete body of letters of Gustav Mahler to his wife Alma.
Year: 2007
“Rusalka, la ninfa che Ë in noi”
http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/spettacoli/200701articoli/16942girata.asp
Ovation pour le “Don Giovanni” mis en scËne par Haneke
http://www.lemonde.fr/web/imprimer_element/0,40-0@2-3246,50-858185,0.html
In Austin, Echoes of a Distant War in an Operaís American Premiere
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/arts/music/22glas.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
A Tenor Cashes in on His Money Notes
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/arts/music/21gure.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
Lebanon’s Christine Brewer is respected for her voice, admired for her personality
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/music/story/4FF03E460CE64BF886257268008333A2?OpenDocument&highlight=2%2C%22brewer%22
CUY¡S: La Fattucchiera
The sleeve notes of this interesting issue state that “ any comparison between La Fattucchiera and Italian bel canto models by Bellini or Donizetti would be too easy though it became commonplace to describe him (= Cuyàs) as the continuator of the school of Bellini.
MARTIN Y SOLER: La Madrilena
Although the name of Vicente Martin y Soler is no longer obscure, most opera lovers still know him best due to Mozart quoting his opera ‘Una cosa rara’ during the Don’s last meal in Don Giovanni.
DEBUSSY: PellÈas et Melissande
I was impressed by Karajan’s intense conducting, which seems so right in the wake of the unavoidable tragedy that is going to happen.
La Pietra del paragone, Ch‚telet, Paris
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0641acf4-a7e2-11db-b448-0000779e2340.html