Benedict Andrews’ thought-provoking new production of Claudio Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, the latest of English National Opera’s innovative stagings at the Young Vic, juxtaposes images of unremitting modernity…
Month: March 2011
Le Comte Ory, Metropolitan Opera
Rossini’s penultimate stage work, Le Comte Ory, belongs to the tradition of sexy scoundrel operas, along with such works as Don Giovanni, Zampa, Fra Diavolo, Barbe-Bleu, Les Brigands and Threepenny…
Orlando Furioso, London
Adapting an extended literary work for the stage remains a challenge today and was no less so in the baroque era. Ariosto’s enormously long poem Orlando Furioso was extremely popular…
In for the long haul
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/in-for-the-long-haul/story-e6frg8n6-1226025846825
Monteverdi The Return of Ulysses, ENO/ Young Vic
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/monteverdi-the-return-of-ulysses-eno-young-vic-2252967.html
Domingo not done with ‘Il Postino,’ but Texans have composer’s OK to jump in
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/03/placido-domingo-il-postino-.html
A Lively, Stylish Met Debut For Rossini’s Last Comic Opera
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/26/arts/music/bartlett-sher-directs-rossinis-le-comte-ory-at-the-metropolitan-opera.html?_r=1
A Magical ‘Flute’ Without the Fanfare
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704608504576208381100985642.html?mod=WSJ_ArtsEnt_LifestyleArtEnt_4
Strauss’s Intermezzo: Scottish Opera whip up a perfect storm in a teacup
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/mar/24/strauss-intermezzo-scottish-opera