Idomeneo, rË di Creta: Dramma per musica in tre atti (K. 366).
Month: July 2008
Troilus triumphant in Saint Louis Ö..
For Sir William Walton, the protracted genesis of Troilus and Cressida must have seemed more akin to the agonies of Sisyphus than to the composition of an opera.
CANDIDE ñ English National Opera, London Coliseum
Originating at the Ch‚telet, where the narration was given in French, Robert Carsen’s staging of Bernstein’s unique satire worked rather well in its television broadcast from the Parisian house late in 2006.
A Brescian Butterfly and a bewildering Hoffman at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
The disastrous 1904 La Scala premiere of Giacomo Pucciniís Madame Butterfly is one of those famous annals of opera which tend to leave todayís audiences perplexed about all the uproar.
Rossini Opera Festival on Dynamic
At the Rossini Festival held in Pesaro, Italy, Dynamic recorded two Rossini rarities in August 2006.
Grant Park Music Festival: ì20th-Century Masters.î
The concert ì20th-Century Masters,î presented by the Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago on 27 and 28 June 2008 featured several pieces performed for the first time under the auspices of the Festival.
Duel lyrique de haute volÈe pour gentlemen
http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2008/07/09/duel-lyrique-de-haute-volee-pour-gentlemen_1068113_3246.html#ens_id=1068200
CosÏ fan tutte, Aix-en-Provence Festival
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2292d5b8-4dcc-11dd-820e-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony no. 9; Richard Strauss: Tod und Verkl‰rung
The late Guiseppe Sinopoli (1946-2001) became established as an estimable conductor of nineteenth-century music, and his legacy includes a number of fine recordings.
How SFO Closed Its Season
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121547549707834097.html?mod=opinion_journal_leisure_art