By 1825, as Rossini’s operatic vein was approaching exhaustion, the
Neapolitan Saverio Mercadante ranked as a front-runner for his succession
alongside Bellini and Donizetti; much more so, however, in the field of serious
drama than in opera buffa.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Scenes from Two Marriages
Juan, a film by Kaspar Holten
I recently got the chance to see Juan, the Kaspar Holten film version of Mozart’s Don Giovanni, at the Seattle International Film Festival.
Cendrillon, Royal Opera House, London
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/231c0982-a7bf-11e0-a312-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1RWydPyil
Soprano regains her composer
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/soprano-regains-her-composer-20110701-1gut4.html
Kat’a Kabanov· in the big city
http://likelyimpossibilities.blogspot.com/2011/07/kata-kabanova-in-big-city.html
The Puzzle Of Rossini’s Brief Career
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/arts/music/rossini-and-his-abrupt-farewell-to-opera.html
City Opera Players Provide Their Own Accompaniment at Labor Protest
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/30/city-opera-players-provide-their-own-accompaniment-at-labor-protest/?ref=music
Le Cercle de l’Harmonie, Barbican, London
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/7e811fda-a268-11e0-9760-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1QsjG4VyR
Artful: 2011 Aspen Music Festival inspired by literature, dance, painting
http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20110629/AE/110629822/1077&ParentProfile=1058