http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c86de08c-dcd2-11dd-a2a9-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
Year: 2009
Blythe Sings Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ‘Orfeo’ at MET
http://broadwayworld.com/article/Stephanie_Blythe_Sings_Glucks_Orfeo_ed_Euridice_Title_Role_20090107
Plumbing the Exquisite Psychic Depths of Robert Ashley
http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-01-07/music/plumbing-the-exquisite-psychic-depths-of-robert-ashley/
Songs in English were Voigt’s biggest treat
http://www.startribune.com/entertainment/music/37205064.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUss
German conductor Debus named music director of Canadian Opera Company
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iy59IVtOw9sUovjb0ev81prrmjXQ
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
This performance of Le Nozze di Figaro, recorded live at the ThÈ‚tre des Champs-…lysÈes in June 2004, prompts much admiration for RenÈ Jacobs, its conductor.
La Rondine at the MET
The first thing that hits you about the Met’s production of La Rondine is the beauty of the sets and costumes (from the classy team of Ezio Frigerio and Franca Squarciapino, respectively) — especially in contrast to the tawdry glitz of the recent ThaÔs.
Revisiting the Rare, in Search of a Surprise
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/arts/music/07jupi.html?ref=arts
Bayreuth: Sieben-Jahres-Vertr‰ge f¸r Wagner-Schwestern
http://diepresse.com/home/kultur/klassik/441676/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/kultur/klassik/index.do
La Rondine, Metropolitan Opera, New York
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/05cf7f9e-d8dc-11dd-ab5f-000077b07658.html