This show, a revival of Jonathan Miller’s 2004 production (first seen at the Maggio Musicale in Florence) is certainly a feast for the eyes.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Great Expectations for a New Opera, Dashed
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/arts/16iht-loomis16.html
Don Pasquale, Royal Opera House, London
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aed191c8-c010-11df-b77d-00144feab49a.html
Les Contes ‘’Hoffmann Returns To The Met Thru 10/19
http://opera.broadwayworld.com/article/Les_Contes_Hoffmann_Returns_To_The_Met_Thru_1019_20100914
Karita Mattila, Wigmore Hall, London
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/14/karita-mattila-review
Royal Opera Japan tour diary: The second understudy steals the show
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/14/royal-opera-japan-tour-diary
San Francisco Opera’s ‘Aida’
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/12/DDJ31FCCFL.DTL
Kate Lindsey: An Interview
This season Santa Fe Opera offered new productions that ranged from standard
repertoire (Madame Butterfly and The Magic Flute) to a world
premiere (Lewis Spratlan’s Life is a Dream) with The Tales
of Hoffmann and Albert Herring falling somewhere amidst.