Rigoletto is the ideal first opera: a taut tale, comprehensible characters, terrific tunes, and not an ounce of fat anywhere.
Month: April 2009
Angels in Frankfurt
Was Tony Kushner’s monumental play Angels in America in need of being musicalized?
The verdict on the 2009 Proms programme
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/classical/article6061297.ece
Cutting the Arts — Midlands Groups Struggle Amid Declining Support
http://www.free-times.com/index.php?cat=1992912064227409&ShowArticle_ID=11010804093742449
An Opera Where Debauchery Reigns at World’s End
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/arts/08iht-loomis.html?ref=arts
Vibrant soprano brings many characters to life
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090407/ARTICLE/904071071/2073/FEATURES?Title=Vibrant-soprano-brings-many-characters-to-life
Domingo sings Wagner
This two-CD budget series collection brings together two Placido Domingo Wagner recitals, the first from 2000, with Deborah Voigt receiving co-billing, and the second from 2002.
L’elisir d’amore, Metropolitan Opera, New York
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/87c07454-1f9f-11de-a7a5-00144feabdc0.html
Countertenor Brings Drama to Works by Bach and Handel
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/arts/music/03conc.html?ref=arts