Macbeth: Melodramma in quattro parti.
Month: January 2010
Neal Goren of Gotham Chamber Opera: An Interview
The thing you need in order to start an arts organization, even more than a
great deal of money, is a whirlwind – an individual with unstoppable
energy who can put it all together and keep it working through thin times and
thick.
Elektra at the Barbican
Concert performances of operas are often problematic in that the work tends to be cut or otherwise played around with, or the venue is inappropriate – after all, these were meant to be staged pieces.
Carmen at the MET
Elina Garanča conceals her gleaming gold tresses beneath a curly black wig to sing Carmen.
La Fille du RÈgiment in Montpellier
The OpÈra National de Montpellier sometimes rises to artistic heights, and even when it fails its attempts are often interesting.
A Space Opera in a Proper Galaxy
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/arts/music/17mondo.html?ref=music&pagewanted=print
Immolazione, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/500277a2-012f-11df-8c54-00144feabdc0.html
Collection of Italian Opera Libretti Now Accessible at Harry Ransom Center
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2010/01/collection_of_i.php
Collection of Italian Opera Libretti Now Accessible at Harry Ransom Center
AUSTIN, Texas — A major collection of Italian opera libretti is now
accessible through an online database at the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities
research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin.