Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783) was arguably the most successful opera composer of the 18th century. Together with his favourite librettist, Pietro Metastasio, Hasse defined the genre of opera seria for an entire generation.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Don Giovanni: Love in a boring climate
http://likelyimpossibilities.blogspot.com/2010/12/don-giovanni.html
La BohËme, New York
Perhaps the most unexpected occurrence of the evening was the malfunction of the Act I-Act II set change.
Magic Flute, Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Emmanuel Schikaneder had known each other for some time before they wrote The Magic Flute.
Cecilia Bartoli at the Barbican Centre, London
Cecilia Bartoli is something of a phenomenon, capable of attracting an enthusiastic capacity crowd.
Opera in cinemas takes off – and joins the 3D revolution
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/dec/11/opera-cinemas-3d-bizet-carmen
Eva-Maria Westbroek: The enthralling soprano
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/8189919/Eva-Maria-Westbroek-The-enthralling-soprano.html
Puccini’s Western Seeks Lyrical Gold
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/arts/music/08west.html?_r=1&ref=music
A night with ‘Boheme’ and thoughts of Baltimore’s operatic future
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/classicalmusic/2010/12/a_night_with_boheme_and_though.html
RenÈe Fleming Named By Lyric Opera Of Chicago First Ever Creative Consultant
December 9, 2010 CHICAGO – The Board of Directors of Lyric Opera of
Chicago announced today that soprano REN…E FLEMING has been named Creative
Consultant, a first in this company’s history.