http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/13/arts/music/13rufus.html?hpw
Month: July 2009
Tosca at Royal Opera House
This revival of Jonathan Kent’s 2006 production of Tosca brings to an end the ROH’s ‘Italian Season’ in fine style.
The Royal Opera’s 2008-9 season ends in a blaze of glory with Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Puccini’s Tosca
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/5796134/Il-Barbiere-di-Siviglia-Tosca-review.html
Bright lights among the shades — The passion of Orpheus pervades a historic Aldeburgh Festival
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article6682456.ece
Mortier Leaves Paris With an Ending That’s a Beginning
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/arts/music/09bastille.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt
Soprano Upshaw muse to composer
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090709/ENT07/907090331/1025/ENT/Soprano+Upshaw+muse+to+composer
DONIZETTI: Don Gregorio
Like a baseball player with a low batting average but a propensity for home runs, Gaetano Donizetti composed dozens of operas, among which only a very few get frequent performances today.
DVO?¡K: Kr·l a uhlÌ? (The King and the Charcoal Burner)
Years before Antonin Dvo?·k composed his most famous opera Rusalka (1900), he completed a series of works in the genre which contributed to his reputation and skill in this genre.
An Acrobatic Approach to a Ruminative Tale of Love
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/arts/music/09amour.html?hpw