http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021902540.html
Month: February 2011
The Met’s ‘Nixon in China’ offers food for thought but ultimately leaves you hungry
http://blog.cnycafemomus.com/2011/02/19/feb-12-met-simulcast-nixon-in-china.aspx
Opera Colorado’s ‘mermaid’ tremendous
The story is ages old, and every culture has a version of it: the mythic
princess of an underwater realm longs for the love of a mortal man.
Werther in Lyon
Massenet tells us that his Werther is 23 years old, that Charlotte is 20 years old. Albert is 25 and Sophie is but 15. Just now the Lyon Opera assembled just such a cast.
Andrea Bocelli/Pl·cido Domingo, Lincoln Center, New York
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/083ea952-392f-11e0-97ca-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1EELHTOQJ
The Chill of Grace: A Winter Weekend at COC
At the moment, it seems inevitable that John Adams’ 1987 opera Nixon in China will become a fixture in the repertoire.
Life After the Opera
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704422204576130200961562830.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_TOPRightCarousel_1
Parsifal in Brussels
Romeo Castellucci is the cat’s whisker of current avant-garde theater directors. Thus it has simply been a matter of time before he would be invited to the Monnaie to stage an opera.
Welsh National Opera’s new production Die Fledermaus
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/music-in-wales/2011/02/11/welsh-national-opera-s-new-production-die-fledermaus-91466-28151176/