http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2010/08/more_critics_weigh_in_on_the_r.html
Month: August 2010
Mozart and Rossini Finales at Grant Park, Chicago
During a recent concert at the Grant Park Music Festival, held on this
occasion in the adjacent Harris Theater, members of the Ryan Opera Center of
Lyric Opera of Chicago presented ensembles from four operas, two each by Mozart
and by Rossini.
Schumann’s Genoveva
Robert Schumann’s only opera Genoveva (1850) is best known as a failure in its time and has since fallen into the list of succËs d’estime, but with this new release, based on a production intended for television, conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt champions the work in his second recording of the score.
Elektra, Grosses Festspielhaus, Salzburg Festival
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5db49aac-aa16-11df-9367-00144feabdc0.html
‘Measure for Measure’ adds a Southern twist
http://www.californiachronicle.com/articles/yb/148725458
Metropolitan Opera Breaks Box Office Record
http://www.operatoday.com/documents/BoxOfficeOpening.pdf
Opera goes in search of fresh talent
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/opera-goes-in-search-of-fresh-talent/story-e6frg8n6-1225905582325
Muti, fighting for his art
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/music/2601604,CST-FTR-muti16.article
Tales of Hoffmann at Santa Fe
The performances of Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann
at Santa Fe Opera this summer are based on Michael Kaye’s edition of
the score.
Tristan in Seattle
Seattle, the city of software and Starbucks, is also a summer site for serious Wagnerites.