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Month: August 2010
Aspen makes Corigliano’s Ghosts classic
When it debuted at the Met in 1991 John Corigliano’s overwrought and somewhat all-too comic Ghosts of Versailles was praised largely as a vehicle for the long-celebrated artistry of Teresa Stratas and Marilyn Horne.
Les Enfants Terribles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/aug/24/les-enfants-terribles-review
A Globe-Spanning Musical Feast
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/arts/25iht-loomis25.html
Jean Sibelius: Kullervo, Op. 7.
Sibelius’s 1892 symphonic poem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra is in the tradition of the cantata-like symphonies of the nineteenth century, as found in Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang or Mahler’s Second Symphony.
Glimmerglass Rarities Out-Score Hall of Famer
To frame it in nearby-Cooperstown sports metaphors, the enterprising Glimmerglass Opera scored two decisive ‘home runs,’ and a decent enough ‘single’ in its 2010 Festival season.
Naxos founder Klaus Heymann on what lies ahead for classical recordings
http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/focus/the-future-of-listening-will-be-an-all-you-eat-formula
Lulu at Covent Garden
One of the leading lights of Berg’s Vienna was the architect Adolf Loos, the great crusader against ornament.
Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Real
The greatest dramatic tenor and soprano roles have proven irresistible to Marcelo Alvarez, who started primarily as a lyric tenor, and Violeta Urmana, whose first career success came as a mezzo.
Robert Baksa — An Interview by Tom Moore
Robert Baksa is a name that is well-known to lovers of contemporary chamber music, with a hundred chamber works to his credit.