http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/19/AR2010091904311.html
Year: 2010
Fidelio, Welsh National Opera/ In the Penal Colony, Music Theatre Wales
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/8014259/Fidelio-Welsh-National-Opera-In-the-Penal-Colony-Music-Theatre-Wales-review.html
An experience In the Penal Colony
Kafka’s In the Penal Colony set as an opera by Philip Glass? Against all expectations, it was a powerful and deeply moving experience.
Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde
Vocally impressive, Michael Tilson Thomas’s new recording of Gustav Mahler’s symphonic song cycle Das Lied von der Erde merits attention for various reasons.
Un ballo in maschera at the Washington National Opera
Verdi’s 1859 hit Un ballo in maschera is an inspired choice to open an operatic season.
Hugo Wolf’s Spanisches Liederbuch at Wigmore Hall
In this recital of thirty-four songs selected from Hugo Wolf’s
Spanisches Liederbuch, Ian Bostridge and Angelika Kirchschlager
revealed the profound emotional intensity of Wolf’s art; the concentrated
ardour of their performance intimated the heightened passion and expressive
angst which, as well as driving Wolf’s creative spirit, also led to
persistent depression and resulted in insanity and finally death in mental
asylum at the age of 42.
New York City Opera Names Charles R. Wall as Next Chairman of the Board of Directors
http://www.operatoday.com/documents/NYCO_Board.pdf
Don Pasquale at the Royal Opera House
This show, a revival of Jonathan Miller’s 2004 production (first seen at the Maggio Musicale in Florence) is certainly a feast for the eyes.
Great Expectations for a New Opera, Dashed
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/arts/16iht-loomis16.html