The commemorate the sesquicentennial of Mahler’s birth in 1860, EMI has released an exceptional set of its recordings in a single box.
Year: 2010
L.A. Phil to transmit performances to HD-equipped movie theaters
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/08/entertainment/la-et-la-phil-live-20101109
Jessye Norman — Roots: My Life, My Song
A career of the highest stature earns the professional the right to do as she or he pleases, after decades of dedicated achievement.
Cavalleria Rusticana & La Navarraise: OONY
http://www.opera-britannia.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=400:cavalleria-rusticana-a-la-navarraise-oony-25th-october-2010&catid=8&Itemid=16
The Met Goes for Baroque — Preparing for Mozart, the Orchestra Fashions Itself After Its New Conductor
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703856504575600763772104790.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4
Don Giovanni, ENO
There’s nothing wrong with updating an opera as long as the director,
designer and conductor share an understanding of the work’s principal ideas and motivations, conflicts and contexts, and have a clear vision of how they intend to communicate these in a new setting.
Il Trovatore, Metropolitan Opera
It’s difficult to be reasonable about Il Trovatore. Reason is the last quality we expect from any of its characters or situations.
Vocalists sing in BLO aria contest
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/11/07/opera_idols_revamp_their_tune/
Those foolish mortals are back, courtesy of Britten and the Bard
By John von Rhein [Chicago Tribune, 7 November 2010] “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at Lyric Opera of Chicago is a bit slow to find its comic rhythm, the early scenes…
Shirley Verrett
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/8115979/Shirley-Verrett.html