http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bal-ed.opera14dec14,0,5038545.story
Month: December 2008
Jake Heggie’s ‘Three Decembers’
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/DDMK14N1V6.DTL
‘Tristan und Isolde’ alive and gripping at the Met
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/121408dnenttristan.5bfec5b1.html
Riders to the Sea — English National Opera, London Coliseum
Back in June, in my review of The Pilgrim’s Progress at Sadler’s
Wells, I wrote about the valuable and unsurpassed work being done by Richard Hickox to champion the works of Ralph Vaughan Williams in the composer’s centenary year, a project of which this rare staging of Riders to the Sea for ENO was to be the culmination.
Der Fliegende Holl‰nder — London Lyric Opera, Barbican Hall
Much has been promised of London Lyric Opera. The newest company on the capital’s opera scene, it will collaborate with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to specialise in full-scale concert performances with high-profile soloists.
When Water Sprites Go Bad in Brussels
Brussels’ reliably excellent De Munt/La Monnaie Opera served up a Rusalka that was theatrically vivid, musically resplendent, and cheered to the rafters at its premiere.
Curtain falls on opera companies as recession hits
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/11/curtain-falls-on-opera-companies-as-recession-hits/
One Diva to Another: This Role Is Divine
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/arts/music/10thai.html?ref=music