In 2010, Florida Grand Opera held a gala to honor Robert Heuer on his 25th
anniversary as general director.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Turandot, Florida Grand Opera
Nixon in China, New York
Preparing for the Met premier of Nixon in China, I resolved to
forget—or place on hold—everything I remembered, or thought I
remembered, about the real persons who are characters in this opera,
Turandot, San Diego
The original story that formed the basis for the libretto of Puccini’s
opera Turandot told of a Mongolian princess who insisted that any
prospective husband endeavor to win a wrestling match with her.
Opera Company of Philadelphia sets ‘Romeo et Juliette’ in modern fashion world
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20110206_Opera_Company_of_Philadelphia_sets__Romeo_et_Juliette__in_modern_fashion_world.html
The Sunday Conversation: Dmitri Hvorostovsky
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-conversation-20110206,0,3161944.story
Magdalena Kozen·, Wigmore Hall
It’s a rare recital that can be at one and the same time intensely
intimate and extravagantly exuberant, but that’s just what Magdalena
Kozen· and the eight-piece Austrian ensemble Private Musicke achieved in this
fascinating and exhilarating concert, which brought a thrill of passion,
spontaneity and excitement to the usually more restrained and rarified
atmosphere of the Wigmore Hall.
Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Florida Grand Opera
If you are ever lucky enough to have the opportunity to catch a great exponent of just one of two major roles — the heroines or villains — in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, you should secure a seat maintenant.
Die Zauberflˆte, Covent Garden
Premiered in 2003, and aired again in 2005 and 2008, this current revival of David McVicar’s Die Zauberflˆte brings many ‘old hands’ back together to re-visit oft-frequented roles on familiar ground.
Heggie’s Dead Man Walking triumphs at HGO
The production of Jake Heggie’s Dead Man Walking currently on
stage at the Houston Grand Opera is marvelously celebratory in its success.