Schubert was desperate to be an opera composer — or so one might surmise from the many (at least 18) attempts he made to make a name for himself as a man of the theatre.
Author: Gary Hoffman
Katya Kabanova/The Magic Flute — English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire Theatre
English Touring Opera is 30 years old this year, and has never been more adventurous.
WAGNER: Das Rheingold — Rome 1968
Vorabend (preliminary evening) of Der Ring des Nibelungen, in four scenes.
TELEMANN: Brockes-Passion
Heinrich Brockes’s famous poetic setting of the Passion, Der f¸r die S¸nden der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus (1712), was one of the most significant devotional texts of its day in Germany.
Don Giovanni — Victorian Opera
Each Australia state maintains its own opera company. The dominant company is Opera Australia, a permanent ensemble based at the Sydney Opera House but which originated in the Melbourne based National Theatre Opera Company in the 1940s.
Opera Stars Revive a Neglected Work
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/14/arts/music/00chor.html?ref=music
LA “Ring” up and running
LOS ANGELES: On February 21 the capacity audience in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was overwhelmed by the staging of Das Rheingold that launched the Los Angeles Opera’s new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen. So was Wagner.
Haydn’s L’Isola Disabitata by Gotham Chamber Opera
Had a misunderstanding with your truelove lately? Tough job straightening things out?
Historic Performances: Maria Callas
Although born in New York City, Maria Callas (1923-1977) received her musical education in Greece and started her career in Italy.