http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/05/AR2009070502601.html?hpid=artsliving
Year: 2009
Dessay takes on Verdi’s Violetta for 1st time
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iqHbybuoZmj7Iqv1ItcZbD82ExpQD9991Q980
From Ravinia to L.A., Conlon lives his rich musical life to the fullest
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/chi-0705-conlonjul05,0,5747902.column
The Ravenna Festival: La scuola napoletana?
Ravenna once served as the capital of the Roman Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries C.E.
Porgy and Bess in San Francisco
For Americans of older generations Porgy and Bess is surely a primal experience, formed by the 1959 Otto Preminger film with Sammy Davis Jr. as Sportin’ Life, the audio recording derived from the 1952 London production with Leontyne Price as Bess, and a first encounter with Porgy and Bess as an opera in the artistically satisfying, and well traveled 1976 Houston production (was it twenty-five performances in the War Memorial Opera House?).
Summer Nights with the Stars — OTSL’s 2009 Season Shines
The success of Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ 2009 festival season reflects the intelligent leadership of both the previous triumvirate (Charles MacKay, Colin Graham, and Stephen Lord) and the new recruits Timothy O’Leary and James Robinson.
Carmen Triumphs (Again) at the OpÈra Comique
Bizet’s famed heroine Carmen returned this June to the place where it all began, in a critically-heralded new production by Adrian Noble. Frank Cadenhead was on hand to experience the staging held at the opulent newly-renovated OpÈra Comique.
Antonio Pappano and Friends — Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
It’s not often that the accompanist is given top billing in a vocal recital, even when he’s the venue’s musical director.
Dalibor Jenis sings Renato in the Royal Opera house Un ballo in maschera.
“Everything in opera comes from Italy”, says Dalibor Jenis, who sings Renato in the current Royal Opera House Un ballo in maschera. “Italian is the language of music, my second mother language”