http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/17/entertainment/la-et-wagner-movies-20100617
Year: 2010
Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/arts/music/18forrester.html
Denyce Graves at Strathmore: Living — if not singing — up to her image
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/14/AR2010061405599.html
The Wild West and the superstar Italian composer
http://www.mercurynews.com/music/ci_15245607?nclick_check=1
Musically Astute Armida, Garsington
Garsington has become a distinctive part of the English summer opera season.
Better than Wagner
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article7146754.ece
Le Grand Macabre, Avery Fisher Hall, NY
Gyˆrgy Ligeti (1923-2006) was a naughty boy, and he reveled in it.
Pearl Fishers, ENO
The opening tableau of Penny Woolcock’s new production depicts deep waters with rays of sun hitting the surface; in the murky blue depths, three harnessed acrobats glide down to the sea bed and back up again.
Valencia Ring: Siegfried.
Siegfried is a challenging opera to stage effectively, and the presentation by La Fura dels Baus in Zubin Mehta’s new Ring cycle merits attention on various counts.
Polishing Gemstones — Jette Parker Young Artists
Opera stars are made as well as born. The Royal Opera House Jette Parker Young Artists Programme shapes the stars of the future.