http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/arts/08iht-loomis.html?ref=arts
Author: Gary Hoffman
Vibrant soprano brings many characters to life
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090407/ARTICLE/904071071/2073/FEATURES?Title=Vibrant-soprano-brings-many-characters-to-life
L’elisir d’amore, Metropolitan Opera, New York
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/87c07454-1f9f-11de-a7a5-00144feabdc0.html
Countertenor Brings Drama to Works by Bach and Handel
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/arts/music/03conc.html?ref=arts
Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci at the MET
The current revival of Cav and Pag at the Met went off like clockwork, with all the comfort and reliability that implies for a repertory house and all the success these tried and true verismo stalwarts merit.
Return of Ulysses in San Francisco
William Kentridge is a South African artist who works in charcoal and eraser (smudges) on paper, in small animated film and video segments (black and white), in theater, and now in opera. Monteverdi’s The Return of Ulysses was his first operatic project that took place in 1998 in collaboration with South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Theater.
Reasons to be Cheerful
London: Sue Loder reviews Alessandro and the Handel Singing Final