http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/54c35442-7c7b-11df-8b74-00144feabdc0.html
Year: 2010
Orpheus & Euridice at Long Beach Opera
Early Greek writings say that Orpheus was the son of the muse Calliope and either Apollo, the god of prophecy and music or Oeagrus, the river god.
Opera’s challenge is to take it easy
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100619_Opera_s_challenge_is_to_take_it_easy.html#axzz0rb8JTP5Y
Revivals Sparkle in the City of Lights
Paris OpÈra recently served up two past productions in vibrant performances that were fresh-as-new.
Valencia Ring: Gˆtterd‰mmerung
Recorded in May and June 2008, this new Unitel Classica Blu-Ray disc of Gˆtterd‰mmerung is the final opera in the staging of Richard Wagner’s Ring der Nibelungen staged at the Palau de les Arts “Reina Sofia”, Valencia, by La Fura dels Baus, Valencia, conducted by Zubin Mehta, and directed by Carlus Padrissa.
Verdi’s Falstaff at The Metropolitan Opera, 1992
A Franco Zeffirelli production for The Metropolitan Opera typically prompts the use of adjectives such as “grandiose,” or “gorgeous” on the positive end or “gaudy” and “gratuitous” on the negative.
John Adams lends his music to ‘I Am Love,’ starring Tilda Swinton
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/06/john-adams-lends-his-music-to-i-am-love-starring-tilda-swinton.html
The Love for Three Oranges, Grange Park Opera, UK
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/360f5762-7a2d-11df-aa69-00144feabdc0.html
Everyday Totalitarianism: Reflections on the Stuttgart Ring
http://oq.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/26/1/131?etoc
Christine Brewer: An Interview by Maria Nockin
On 7 June 2010, I spoke with Christine Brewer who was enjoying a relatively
free week at her home near St. Louis, Missouri, after long months of air travel
between concerts, recitals and operatic performances.