A nostalgic charm permeates these filmed productions from the early 1970s of Lortzing’s Zar und Zimmerman and Mozart’s Die Zauberflˆte, collaborations between the Hamburg State Opera and German TV director Joachim Hess.
Month: June 2008
Karajan opera highlights on Classics for Pleasure
The opera highlights series from Classics for Pleasure continues its recycling of the EMI catalogue with selections from two of Herbert von Karajan’s recordings.
A Slimmed-Down Diva Keeps Her Vocal Heft
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/arts/music/18aria.html?em&ex=1213934400&en=4c129b840e6970a4&ei=5087%0A
A novel approach to modern opera
http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/a-novel-approach-to-modern-opera/2008/06/16/1213468324402.html
Early Music Festival Opens in the Key of DIY
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/16/AR2008061602512.html
Euro keeps scared music lovers from Vienna state opera
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/213000,euro-keeps-scared-music-lovers-from-vienna-state-opera.html
‘Tosca’ Time at the New York Philharmonic
http://www.nysun.com/arts/tosca-time-at-the-new-york-philharmonic/80023/?print=3658273121