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Month: September 2008
Turandot, Hampstead Theatre, London
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The Second to Last Night of the Proms – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony
The Last Night of the Proms is notorious because it’s an excuse for jingoistic excess.
Film Music Classics on Naxos: Herrmann and Perry
There may be no name more famous in the world of film music than that of Bernard Herrmann. William Perry, however, is a name unlikely to set off many bells.
Mozart, Rossini and Verdi at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Of these three productions staged for the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the beautifully dressed Entf¸hrung and refined Tancredi present the company as a theater for tasteful, stylish productions, just a tad on the dull side.
Prom 70 ó St FranÁois d’Assise
Even a concert performance of Messiaen’s St FranÁois d’Assise could hardly fail to be an event.
ìGreat Performancesî remembers Pavarotti ó What remains is the voice.
Luciano Pavoritti died on September 6, 2007. The all-too-ample figure and the fables associated with him are already retreating from memory.
Cecilia Bartoli at the Musikverein Wien
Every time an artist walks onto the performance stage, he or she attempts to give the performance of their lives, focusing on everything they have learned prior to, and giving of themselves in an unprecedented way.
Vivica Genaux Focuses on Baroque Repertoire in 2008-09 Season
The 2008-09 season of radiant mezzo-soprano Vivica Genaux promises to add further luster to her credentials as one of the world’s leading interpreters of music of the Baroque and bel canto periods.