http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/theatre/article/886970–the-fan-dome-of-the-opera
Month: November 2010
Overture to London’s Handel Festival 2011
The small but perfectly formed Grosvenor Chapel in London’s exclusive Mayfair was the venue last Monday night for a programme of Handel vocal and instrumental music of considerable quality — if minimal quantity.
A Carmen Cast to Strength: Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Revival
For its second production of the current season Lyric Opera of Chicago has staged a modified revival of its Carmen under the direction of Harvey Silverstein.
Marcela Pavia — An Interview
Composer Marcela Pavia was born and raised in Rosario, Argentina, and comes from a family of Italian immigrants.
Wexford Festival Opera 2010
After a rather lean 2009, the 59th Wexford Festival Opera season almost felt
like a return to generous days of old.
Cyrano de Bergerac in San Francisco
Franco Alfano’s Cyrano de Bergerac at the San Francisco Opera has little chance of measuring up to a Cyrano standard once set here in Fog City.
Haydn: L’isola disabitata, London
Haydn’s L’isola disabitata is ideally suited to the modern taste for chamber opera. This is Haydn for those who think they don’t like his operas or even baroque form.
From day one, The Marriage Of Figaro was a match made in heaven
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music-features/from-day-one-the-marriage-of-figaro-was-a-match-made-in-heaven-1.1065183
Thomas Hampson, baritone and Living Legend, exhilarates with American songs
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/29/AR2010102906216.html
New Adriana Lecouvreur in London — Alessandro Corbelli
A completely new production of Francesco Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur is coming to the Royal Opera House, London.