David McVicar’s production of Salome received its first revival at Covent Garden, though McVicar left its revival in the capable hands of Justin Way.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Central City stages Butterfly with a bite
CENTRAL CITY — No matter how much verismo you heap onto Madama
Butterfly, the opera — the favorite of American companies —
remains a threadbare — if tragic — tale of a love that failed.
Cesare Siepi, Renowned Italian Opera Singer, Dies at 87
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/arts/music/07siepi.html?src=me
Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne, Sussex, England
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3328e2b0-884d-11df-aade-00144feabdc0.html
Los Angeles Opera’s ‘Ring’ ends with a deficit but potential new patrons
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/02/entertainment/la-et-ring-ends-20100702
The ‘Other Bartoli’
http://www.musicalamerica.com/news/newsstory.cfm?hl=1&n=||&t=&a=&p=&k=vivaldi&archived=0&storyID=23128&categoryID=2
Jay Reise: An Interview by Tom Moore
Jay Reise is one of the senior musical figures in Philadelphia, serving on
the composition faculty of the University of Pennsylvania since 1980.
Is anybody listening? American opera faces crossroads as audiences for performing arts slide
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/24/AR2010062406932.html
Daniel Cat·n: An Interview by Maria Nockin
“You want to frame the voice in such a way that it shines.”— Daniel Cat·n