A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a comedy in five acts with incidental music.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Interview: Sir Andrew Davies – Conductor
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/features/Interview-Sir-Andrew-Davies-.6302682.jp
Great Operatic Arias with Gerald Finley
Listeners who have appreciated Gerald Finley’s stylish and moving
singing of baritone roles in operas by Mozart and other composers will be
pleased with the recent CD release of Great Operatic Arias in English.
La Fille du rÈgiment, Royal Opera
Expectations were running high for the opening night of Elaine Kidd’s
revival of Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s mad-cap romp,
La Fille du regiment — almost as high as Tonio’s infamous
top Cs.
Opera News columnist takes music critics (myself included) to task over Leonard Slatkin fiasco at the Met
http://thestar.blogs.com/soundmind/2010/05/opera-news-columnist-takes-music-critics-myself-included-to-task-over-leonard-slatkin-fiasco-at-the-.html
Elena Ruehr: An Interview by Tom Moore
According to her web site, Elena Ruehr has been called a “composer to
watch” by Opera News, and her music has been described as
“stunning…beautifully lighted by [a] canny instinct for knowing when
and how to vary key, timbre, and harmony” by The Boston Globe.
Keeper Of the Shrine
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704635204575242262598768250.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEFTTopOpinion
‘La Traviata’ revival expressive, impressive
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20100511__La_Traviata__revival_expressive__impressive.html
Robert Maggio — An Interview by Tom Moore
Composer Robert Maggio is professor of composition at West Chester
University (in suburban Philadelphia).