http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/arts/music/30gure.html?ref=music
Month: March 2008
The Power of a Russian Birthright
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/arts/music/30tomm.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin
William Byrd. Laudibus in sanctis.
William Byrdís affinity for the Latin motet found various outlets.
Cecilia Bartoli, Salle Pleyel, Paris
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/da3de0a2-fc20-11dc-9229-000077b07658.html
ëTristaní Gains a Star, Loses a Soprano
http://www.nysun.com/arts/%E2%80%98tristan%E2%80%99-gains-star-loses-soprano
HANSON: Merry Mount
A frequent complaint about contemporary operas — or most any after Puccini’s Turandot — is the lack of that memorable lyricism found in the standard repertory.
Verdi: La Forza del Destino
From a relatively obscure label — Osteria — comes this 1962 live recording of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, featuring a relatively obscure soprano, GrÈ Brouwenstijn.
Classics for Pleasure opera highlights: Puccini
With single CD versions of full-length operas, isn’t the term “highlights” presumptuous?