‘Manon’ gala makes spirits bright

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/classical/1192082,CST-FTR-lyric30.article

Classic ‘Candide’ is a vibrant season opener

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20080929-9999-1c29candide.html

Deborah Voigt’s Bold Gambit

http://www.nysun.com/arts/deborah-voigts-bold-gambit/86648/

Les PÍcheurs de perles at the Washington National Opera

The second offering of the current WNO season is a San Diego Opera production of Georges Bizet’s Pearl Fishers (1863).

Cool Cavalli at Covent Garden ó La Calisto

Planet Earth laid waste by forces beyond our control, hunger and drought squeezing humanity out of existence whilst those in charge look on, laughing, lusting and concerned only with their own power struggles ñ does this sound familiar?

The new opera buff

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/The-new-opera-buff.4516617.jp

Fleming Gala Opens the Metís Season

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/arts/music/24gala.html?_r=1&ref=music&oref=slogin

A daring return to simplicity

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/82118422-88bd-11dd-a179-0000779fd18c.html

Analyzing music the digital way

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/entertainment/20080922_Computers_have_exquisite_ears.html

Paerís Leonora from Bampton Classical Opera

Musically and dramatically Ferdinando Paerís Leonora and Beethovenís Fidelio might be said to belong respectively to pre- and post-revolutionary ages.