Metropolitan Opera could go bankrupt in ‘in two years’

 

Offenbach’s Vert-Vert at Garsington Opera

Is Garsington the new Glyndebourne, a Glyndebourne for the 21st Century?

What makes Don Giovanni tick?

 

Bernarda Fink Sings Mahler Lieder

Bernarda Fink’s recording of Gustav Mahler’s Lieder is an important new release that includes outstanding performances of the composer’s well-known songs, along with compelling readings of some less-familiar ones.

Placido Domingo moves goalposts on long opera career

 

The Juilliard School’s 109th Commencement Speech ~ Joyce DiDonato

 

The Met’s Summer Recital Series

 

Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini

First, a sigh of relief: in almost every respect, this new ENO staging of
Benvenuto Cellini marks a significant improvement

Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West

‘I like the atmosphere of the West’, Puccini wrote after seeing three of David Belasco’s plays performed on Broadway in 1907, ‘but in all the “piËces” I have seen, I have found only a few scenes here and there.

CosÏ fan tutte at the Los Angeles Philharmonic

On May 23rd the Los Angeles Philharmonic premiered its production of
CosÏ fan tutte, the third and last of the Mozart/Daponte opera series
it inaugurated in 2012.