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Month: May 2010
Tristan und Isolde in Genoa
Tristan has been a fairly frequent visitor in Genoa over the past sixty years (post WW II). Tullio Serafin conducted the Isolde of Maria Callas there in 1948.
La traviata in May, Royal Opera House, London
Richard Eyre’s production of La traviata is so beautiful that it can be watched repeatedly, yet still yield pleasure. But appearances, however splendid, aren’t quite enough to make a completely satisfying evening.
‘La Traviata’ revival expressive, impressive
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100511__La_Traviata__revival_expressive__impressive.html
Heggie’s Moby-Dick a whale of an opera
It’s glorious and it’s gripping; it’s grand — and
it’s good! Indeed, Jake Heggie’s Moby Dick,
premiered by Dallas Opera in its handsome new Winspear Opera House on April 30,
is a work that restores meaning to basic vocabulary made banal by overuse
through the decades.
Antony Walker: Big things lie ahead for opera conductor
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/09/AR2010050902954.html
‘Amelia’: Seattle Opera embraces challenge on a grand scale
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011825569_vietopera10m.html?prmid=head_more
Juan Diego FlÛrez, Barbican, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ee20f1dc-5c44-11df-93f6-00144feab49a.html