Imbrailo stars as Billy Budd in Glyndebourne

Star born through stutter? It’s immediately obvious that Jacques Imbrailo’s
Billy Budd at Glyndebourne is an extraordinary portrayal. His stammer is more expressive than speech.

Even the walls wept as Dietrich’s spiritual heir sang auf wiedersehen

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/even-the-walls-wept-as-dietrichs-spiritual-heir-sang-auf-wiedersehen-20100520-vnwi.html

Opera Cleveland presents a winning new “Lucia”

http://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/index.ssf/2010/05/lucia_review.html

‘Rheingold’ Glitters in Milan

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB127438870285494471.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a comedy in five acts with incidental music.

Interview: Sir Andrew Davies – Conductor

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Sir-Andrew-Davies-.6302682.jp

Garsington Opera preview

http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/leisure/8176159.Garsington_Opera_preview/

Great Operatic Arias with Gerald Finley

Listeners who have appreciated Gerald Finley’s stylish and moving
singing of baritone roles in operas by Mozart and other composers will be
pleased with the recent CD release of Great Operatic Arias in English.

La Fille du rÈgiment, Royal Opera

Expectations were running high for the opening night of Elaine Kidd’s
revival of Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s mad-cap romp,
La Fille du regiment — almost as high as Tonio’s infamous
top Cs.

Florian Boesch, Wigmore Hall

At the Wigmore Hall, performers can chose daring repertoire, because audiences there are unusually receptive.